Does risk factor epidemiology put epidemiology at risk? Peering into the future

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 608-611

  Susser, Mervyn ^a  

^a Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031686468     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.10.608     Document Type: Article

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