Selection, Follow-up, and Analysis in Prospective Studies: A Workshop : Proceedings of a Conference Held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, N.Y., October 3-5, 1983U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 1985 - Cancer - 221 pages |
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