Statistical errors in medical research - A chronic disease?

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 41-43

  Young, James ^a,b  

^a University Hospital Basel ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33846871734     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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