Epidemiology as a basis for legislation: How far should epidemiology go?

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9171, 1999, Pages 2238-2239

  Sadetzki, Siegal ^a   Modan, Baruch ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; TINEA CAPITIS; X RAY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CAUSALITY; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0033606311     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)12327-9     Document Type: Note

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