Epidemiologic measures and policy formulation: Lessons from potential outcomes

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Greenland, Sander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 23044481094     PISSN: 17427622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-2-5     Document Type: Review

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