A sensitivity analysis of secular trends in risk factors and mortality based on cohort studies

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 176-180

  Prescott, Eva ^a,d   Andersen, Per Kragh ^a,b   Osler, Merete ^a   Lange, Peter ^c   Vestbo, Jørgen ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Healthy responder; Mortality; Nonparticipation; Population study; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0032916063     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199903000-00016     Document Type: Article

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