How to assess epidemiological studies

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 941, 2004, Pages 140-147

  Zaccai, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STUDY;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 1642382709     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.012633     Document Type: Review

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