Challenges for epidemiologic research on the verge of a new era

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 689-694

  Tong, Shilu ^a   Neale, Rachel E ^b   Shen, Xiaoming ^c   Olsen, Jørn ^d,e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic research; Epigenetic; Etiology; Global epidemiology; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONFLICT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPIGENOMICS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 80054764392     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9615-0     Document Type: Review

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