New Policy of the Journal of Epidemiology Regarding the Relationship With the Tobacco Industry

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-2

  Fujiwara, Takeo ^d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EDITORIAL POLICIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; JAPAN; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 85040743238     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20170187     Document Type: Editorial

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