A philosophical analysis of the Hill criteria

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 512-516

  Thygesen, Lau Caspar ^a   Andersen, Gregers Stig ^a   Andersen, Hanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHILOSOPHY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PROBABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 20344389777     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.027524     Document Type: Article

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