RESPIRATORY DISEASE Demonstrating bias and improved inference for stoves’ health benefits
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International Food Policy Research Institute, Development Strategy and Governance Division, Washington, DC, USA, Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, NC, USA, University of California, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, San Francisco, CA, USA, The First Hospital of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Demonstrating bias and improved inference for stoves' health benefits.
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