Common statistical and research design problems in manuscripts submitted to high-impact medical journals

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fernandes Taylor, Sara ^a   Hyun, Jenny K ^b   Reeder, Rachelle N ^a   Harris, Alex Hs ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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EID: 80051798338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-304     Document Type: Article

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