Dichotomization: 2 × 2 (×2 × 2 × 2...) categories: Infinite possibilities

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Heavner, Karyn K ^a,b   Phillips, Carl V ^b   Burstyn, Igor ^a,c   Hare, Warren ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TobaccoHarmReductionorg   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77953690159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-59     Document Type: Article

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