Incidence rates in dynamic populations

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1472-1479

  Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^a   Pearce, Neil ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL PROCEDURES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEADY STATE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84867625572     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys142     Document Type: Article

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