Generalizability of relative risk estimates from a well-defined population to a general population

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-262

  Iwasaki, Motoki ^a   Yamamoto, Seiichiro ^a   Otani, Tetsuya ^a   Inoue, Manami ^a   Hanaoka, Tomoyuki ^a   Sobue, Tomotaka ^a   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Generalizability; Health check up; Prospective study; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXPOSURE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING;

EID: 33646555442     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-0004-z     Document Type: Article

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