Selection bias in epidemiologic studies

Modern Methods for Epidemiology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 57-71

  Law, Graham R ^a   Baxter, Paul D ^a   Gilthorpe, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84907294945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3024-3_4     Document Type: Chapter

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