Publication bias in the environmental tobacco smoke/coronary heart disease epidemiologic literature

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 184-191

  LeVois, Maurice E ^a   Layard, Maxwell W ^b  

^a Environmental Health Resources   (United States)

^b Layard and Associates   (United States)

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EID: 0028920518     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1995.1023     Document Type: Article

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