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Commentary: Epidemiologic Methods: Beyond Clinical Medicine, Beyond Epidemiology

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Bolúmar, F., Porta, M. Commentary: Epidemiologic Methods: Beyond Clinical Medicine, Beyond Epidemiology. Eur J Epidemiol 19, 733–735 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EJEP.0000036613.38682.4c

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