Study Designs in Epidemiology and Levels of Evidence

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-370

  Wang, Jie Jin ^a,b   Attia, John ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSERVER BIAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOSTATISTICS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 76749164898     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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