Quality of reviews in epidemiology

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 475-477

  Breslow, Rosalind A ^a   Ross, Sharon A ^a   Weed, Douglas L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0031978571     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.3.475     Document Type: Article

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