The importance of full participation: Lessons from a national case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 350-355

  Law, G R ^a   Smith, A G ^a   Roman, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Case control; Census; Childhood cancer; Participation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY;

EID: 0036473503     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600092     Document Type: Article

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