Commentary: How norms make causes

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1707-1713

  Kronfeldner, Maria ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

BIOMEDICINE; CANCER PREVENTION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CAUSAL SELECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LOGIC;

CAUSALITY; HUMANS; LOGIC;

EID: 84922358532     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu130     Document Type: Note

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