Maturitas
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , 20 May 2007

The problems with some epidemiological studies

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PII: S0378-5122(07)00063-1

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.02.003

Maturitas
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , 20 May 2007

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