History of the modern epidemiological concept of confounding

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-300

  Morabia, Alfredo ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORICAL RECORD;

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY;

CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY;

EID: 79952351829     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.112565     Document Type: Article

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