Misinterpreting odds ratio in the articles published in Korean journal of family medicine

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-93

  Kim, Ju Heon ^a   Kim, Min Young ^a   Kim, Soo Young ^a   Hwang, In Hong ^a   Kang, En Jin ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean journal of family medicine; Misinterpretation; Odds ratio; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861387708     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.2.89     Document Type: Article

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