STROBE initiative: guidelines on reporting observational studies

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 559-565

  Malta, Monica ^a   Cardoso, Leticia Oliveira ^a   Bastos, Francisco Inacio ^a   Magnanini, Monica Maria Ferreira ^b   da Silva, Cosme Marcelo Furtado Passos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Checklist; Epidemiologic Studies; Health Research Evaluation; Observational Studies; Statistical Methods and Procedures; Translations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955989156     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102010000300021     Document Type: Article

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