Invited Commentary: Decomposing with a Lot of Supposing
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Invited commentary: Decomposing with a lot of supposing.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq329