Epidemiological Research: Terms and Concepts. Miettinen, OS (ed).
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is generally very good; the problem is with what is missing. This means that while this will serve well as a textbook of occupational health, it may need to be supplemented from other sources in order to serve as a textbook of global occupational health.
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