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Comment
. 2007 Mar 3;334(7591):440.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39136.470139.FA.

The urge to sprinkle statistics is irresistible

James Penston
Comment

The urge to sprinkle statistics is irresistible

James Penston. BMJ. .
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