Correcting for non-compliance bias in case–control studies to evaluate cancer screening programmes
✍ Scribed by Stephen W. Duffy; Jack Cuzick; Laszlo Tabar; Bedrich Vitak; Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen; Ming-Fang Yen; Robert A. Smith
- Book ID
- 108547927
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9254
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