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Review
. 1999 Jun 19;318(7199):1667.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7199.1667.

Statistics notes: variables and parameters

D G Altman  1 , J M Bland
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Review

Statistics notes: variables and parameters

D G Altman et al. BMJ. .
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Measurements of serum albumin in 481 white men aged over 20 (data from Dr W G Miller)
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