Commentary: Is epidemiology really dead, anyway? A look back at Kenneth Rothman's 'The rise and fall of epidemiology, 1950-2000 AD'

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 719-723

  Coleman, Michel P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONFIDENTIALITY; DRUG RESEARCH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH ETHICS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL;

EID: 34548627215     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym160     Document Type: Note

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