A further plea for adherence to the principles underlying science in general and the epidemiologic enterprise in particular

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 678-679

  Boffetta, Paolo ^a   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^b,c   La Vecchia, Carlo ^d   Tarone, Robert E ^b,c   Lipworth, Loren ^b,c   Blot, William J ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RESEARCH; CARCINOGENICITY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; THEORY VALIDATION;

EID: 66749120790     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn362     Document Type: Note

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