The application of methods to quantify attributable risk in medical practice

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-237

  Uter, W ^a   Pfahlberg, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MATHEMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034955326     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096228001680195175     Document Type: Article

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