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Commentary: The problem of evaluating the magnitude of tracking coefficients

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  1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Centre Vd Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jos W.R. Twisk

  2. Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre Vd, Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jos W.R. Twisk

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Twisk, J.W. Commentary: The problem of evaluating the magnitude of tracking coefficients. Eur J Epidemiol 18, 1025–1026 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026161919170

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