The paucity of effects in community trials: Is secular trend the culprit?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 426-429

  Bauman, Karl E ^c   Suchindran, C M ^a   Murray, David M ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community trial; Secular trend; Smoking prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0032807803     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0447     Document Type: Article

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