A new tool for epidemiology: the usefulness of dynamic-agent models in understanding place effects on health.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on May 13, 2008

Authors

Amy H Auchincloss1, Ana V Diez Roux

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. aauchinc@umich.edu

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