Assessing generalisability through the use of disease registers: Findings from a diabetes cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  David, Michael ^a   Ware, Robert ^a   Donald, Maria ^a   Alati, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84859160474     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000078     Document Type: Article

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