Statistically Significant But Clinically Irrelevant?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0190-6011,1938-1344
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1997.25.1.1