Determinism versus stochasticism: In support of long coffee breaks

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 477-478

  Tam, C C ^a,b   Lopman, B A ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; STOCHASTICITY;

CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

CAUSALITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0038141764     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.7.477     Document Type: Editorial

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