Age adjustment in ecological studies: using a study on arsenic ingestion and bladder cancer as an example
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite its limitations, ecological study design is widely applied in epidemiology. In most cases, adjustment for age is necessary, but different methods may lead to different conclusions. To compare three methods of age adjustment,...
Main Author: | Guo How-Ran |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/820 |
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