Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology
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Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology.
Correspondence to: Prof. T S Kristensen, National Institute of Occupational Health, Lerso Parkalle 105, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark; [email protected] _________________________ T he proportion of intervention studies in occupational epidemiology has been growing rapidly in recent years. This is a positive trend, which makes it necessary to discuss a number of theoretical, methodological, and practic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016097