American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 3-5 , July 2010

Cohort Studies: Design and Pitfalls

  • Shu E. Soh
    • ,
  • Seang Mei Saw

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Seang Mei Saw, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive (MD 3), Singapore 117597, Republic of Singapore

,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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PII: S0002-9394(10)00222-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.03.008

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 1 , Pages 3-5 , July 2010

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