Epidemiology - Future directions

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Colditz, Graham A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEGETABLE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SMOKING;

EID: 0030825777     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.4.693     Document Type: Article

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