Commentary: Problems in Finnish or British data—or a true difference?

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7125, 1998, Pages 105-106

  Koskinen, Seppo V P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; DIET THERAPY; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032501666     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7125.105     Document Type: Article

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