The problems and limitations of cohort studies

Lenney Warren, Gilchrist Francis J., Kouzouna Aphrodite, Pandyan Anand D., Ball Val

Source: Breathe 2014; 10:306-311
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Airway diseases

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