Letter by Brophy Regarding Article, “ImPRECISION: Limitations to Interpretation of a Large Randomized Clinical Trial”
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Imprecision: Limitations to Interpretation of a Large Randomized Clinical Trial.
ImPRECISION: Limitations to Interpretation of a Large Randomized Clinical Trial Garret A. FitzGerald MD, FRS The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Address for correspondence: Dr. FitzGerald Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics 10‐123 Smilow Center for Translational Research 3400 Ci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.026414