Methods used for successful follow-up in a large scale national cohort study in Thailand

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Seubsman, Sam Ang ^a   Kelly, Matthew ^b   Sleigh, Adrian ^b   Peungson, Janya ^a   Chokkanapitak, Jaruwan ^a   Vilainerun, Duangkae ^a  

^a SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

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EID: 79959728314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-166     Document Type: Article

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