Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 513-514

  Saracci, Rodolfo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPISTEMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; EXPOSURE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY;

DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33745596119     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl101     Document Type: Editorial

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