A comparison of laboratory and epidemiologic approaches to pediatric research

Pediatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 711-718

  Kramer, Michael S ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031749814     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199806000-00001     Document Type: Review

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