Issues in the reporting of epidemiological studies: A survey of recent practice

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7471, 2004, Pages 883-887

  Pocock, Stuart J ^a   Collier, Timothy J ^a   Dandreo, Kimberly J ^b   De Stavola, Bianca L ^a   Goldman, Marlene B ^c   Kalish, Leslie A ^d   Kasten, Linda E ^e   McCormack, Valerie A ^a  

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

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PROMETRIKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; PUBLICATION;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; PERIODICALS;

EID: 7044221775     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38250.571088.55     Document Type: Review

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