Creating a demand for bias analysis in epidemiological research

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-

  Fox, Matthew P ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS;

EID: 59949087386     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.082420     Document Type: Note

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