Quality assurance and quality control in longitudinal studies.

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Published in Epidemiol Rev on January 01, 1998

Authors

C W Whitney1, B K Lind, P W Wahl

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Data Coordinating Center (SHHS) | NCT00005275

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