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International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1399-1401

  Schwartz, Sharon ^a   Hafeman, Danella ^a   Campbell, Ulka ^a   Gatto, Nicolle ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOTE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 78149260377     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp323     Document Type: Letter

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