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Comment
. 2004 Apr 24;328(7446):1016-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7446.1016-b.

Confidence intervals illuminate absence of evidence

Doug Altman, J Martin Bland
Comment

Confidence intervals illuminate absence of evidence

Doug Altman et al. BMJ. .
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