Research study design

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Bahna, Sami L ^a   Conrad, Steven A ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROL GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FACTORIAL DESIGN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 70350680956     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60814-9     Document Type: Article

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