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Review
. 2005 Oct 15;331(7521):903.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7521.903.

Standard deviations and standard errors

Douglas G Altman  1 , J Martin Bland
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Review

Standard deviations and standard errors

Douglas G Altman et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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