Application of meta-analysis in reviewing occupational cohort studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 793-800

  Wong, Otto ^a   Raabe, Gerhard K ^b  

^a Applied Health Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b Mobil Business Resources Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; literature review; meta analysis; meta review; occupational cohort studies

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030479165     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.12.793     Document Type: Short Survey

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