Epidemiologists and causation in an intricate world

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Barreto, Mauricio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 23044467671     PISSN: 17427622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-2-3     Document Type: Note

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