Colon cancer controls versus population controls in case-control studies of occupational risk factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since updated population registers do not exist in many countries it is often difficult to sample valid population controls from the study base to a case-control study. Use of patient controls is an alternative option if the exposure...

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Main Authors: Sabroe Svend, Lynge Elsebeth, Kaerlev Linda, Olsen Jorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/4/15