Skepticism, statistical methods, and the cigarette: A historical analysis of a methodological debate

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 244-261

  Parascandola, Mark ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; LUNG CANCER; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1942477640     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2004.0032     Document Type: Review

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