Causality in cancer epidemiology

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 565-574

  Lagiou, Pagona ^a,b   Adami, Hans Olov ^b,c   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Cancer; Causation; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAUSALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23644447708     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-7968-y     Document Type: Review

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