Traditional epidemiology, modern epidemiology, and public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 678-683

  Pearce, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; THEORY;

EID: 0029976167     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.5.678     Document Type: Article

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