Negative control exposures in epidemiologic studies

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-351

  Smith, George Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEGATIVE CONTROL; OBESITY; PATERNAL SMOKING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; OBSERVATION;

EID: 84863130877     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318245912c     Document Type: Letter

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