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Confounding in epidemiological studies: why "independent" effects may not be all they seem.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·Vol. 305 ·No. 6856 ·1992-09-26 ·Pages 757-9

Smith GD, Phillips AN

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MeSH Terms
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans
Authors & Affiliations
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Smith G D
Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow.
Phillips A N
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Article Info
Journal
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Abbr.
BMJ
ISSN
0959-8138
DOI
10.1136/bmj.305.6856.757
Published
1992-09-26
Pages
757-9
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
8900488
PMCID
PMC1883392
Subset
IM
Corrections
CommentIn
PMID: 1303646
CommentIn
PMID: 1467708
CommentIn
PMID: 9872898
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/bmj.305.6856.757 PMC Full Text
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