Causation in epidemiology

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 905-912

  Parascandola, M ^a   Weed, D L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LUNG CANCER; PHENOMENOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

CAUSALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0035185947     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.55.12.905     Document Type: Article

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