Reproducible epidemiologic research

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 783-789

  Peng, Roger D ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^a   Zeger, Scott L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Information dissemination; Models, statistical

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; POLICY MAKING; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33646228403     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj093     Document Type: Review

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