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A predictive model of inflammatory markers and patient-reported symptoms for cachexia in newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer patients: methodological issues to avoid misinterpretation

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Erfan Ayubi

  2. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Erfan Ayubi

  3. Managerial Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran

    Saeid Safiri

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Ayubi, E., Safiri, S. A predictive model of inflammatory markers and patient-reported symptoms for cachexia in newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer patients: methodological issues to avoid misinterpretation. Support Care Cancer 26, 327–328 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3822-5

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