Commentary: Standardized coding of occupational data in epidemiological studies

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 428-429

  Kogevinas, Manolis ^a  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATION;

ARTICLE; CODING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0038480684     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg087     Document Type: Article

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