Rebuttal: When it comes to scientific inference, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

نویسندگان

  • Kenneth J Rothman
  • John E J Gallacher
  • Elizabeth E Hatch
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of epidemiology

دوره 42 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013