Epidemiology in a changing world: Variation, causation and ubiquitous risk factors

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 503-512

  Pearce, Neil ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Methods; Non communicable disease

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; THEORY;

BIOSTATISTICS; DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; PHENYLKETONURIAS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 79953706591     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq257     Document Type: Article

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