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Statistics in Brief: How to Assess Bias in Clinical Studies?

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Lambert, J. Statistics in Brief: How to Assess Bias in Clinical Studies?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 469, 1794–1796 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1538-7

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