Asia cohort consortium: Challenges for collaborative research

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-290

  Song, Minky ^a   Rolland, Betsy ^b,c   Potter, John D ^b   Kang, Daehee ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Cohort; Consortium

Indexed keywords

ASIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COOPERATION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

ASIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COHORT STUDIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HUMANS;

EID: 84867186372     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120024     Document Type: Review

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