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On the essentials of etiological research for preventive medicine

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  1. Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Igor Karp

  2. Health Risks Division, Centre de recherche du CHUM, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Igor Karp

  3. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Olli S. Miettinen

  4. Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

    Olli S. Miettinen

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Karp, I., Miettinen, O.S. On the essentials of etiological research for preventive medicine. Eur J Epidemiol 29, 455–457 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9928-x

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