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Comment
. 2013 Oct;42(5):1509-10.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt166. Epub 2013 Sep 14.

Commentary: Back to the future with Sir Bradford Hill: statistical analysis with hospital-acquired infections

Michelle Shardell  1 , Nicholas G Reich, Eli N Perencevich
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Commentary: Back to the future with Sir Bradford Hill: statistical analysis with hospital-acquired infections

Michelle Shardell et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Oct.
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