Environmental epidemiology - Strengths and weaknesses

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-14

  Paddle, G M ^a   Harrington, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS;

EID: 0034105623     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007941     Document Type: Review

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