Generalizability of relative risk estimates from a well-defined population to a general population.

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Published in Eur J Epidemiol on January 01, 2006

Authors

Motoki Iwasaki1, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Tetsuya Otani, Manami Inoue, Tomoyuki Hanaoka, Tomotaka Sobue, Shoichiro Tsugane, Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. moiwasak@gan2.res.ncc.go.jp

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