An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals

An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals Jorn Olsen, Kaare Christensen, Jeff Murray, and Anders Ekbom Who gets sick? What factors<U+0014>genetic, environmental, social<U+0014>contribute to their illness? Easy enough to ask, but the answers are becoming increasingly compli...

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Main Authors: Olsen, Jr̜n. (Author), Christensen, Kaare. (Author), Murray, Jeff. (Author), Ekbom, Anders. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health, 1
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1497-2
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