Methods of measurements in epidemiology-call for a new type of paper in the IJE

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1133-1136

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Chaturvedi, Nish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 78149260876     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq178     Document Type: Editorial

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