A simple example as a pedagogical device?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 560-561

  Suzuki, Etsuji ^a   Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu ^b   Tsuda, Toshihide ^c   Yamamoto, Eiji ^d  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN;

CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS;

EID: 84902546980     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.04.003     Document Type: Letter

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