Re: False-positive results in cancer epidemiology: A plea for epistemological modesty

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-213

  Crosignani, Paolo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59749102864     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn464     Document Type: Letter

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