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. 2013 Aug;42(4):1016-7.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt102.

Commentary: Epidemiologists have debated representativeness for more than 40 years--has the time come to move on?

Ellen A Nohr¹, Jørn Olsen

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PMID: 24062289
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt102

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Commentary: Epidemiologists have debated representativeness for more than 40 years--has the time come to move on?

Ellen A Nohr et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug.

. 2013 Aug;42(4):1016-7.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt102.

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Ellen A Nohr¹, Jørn Olsen

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¹ Department of Public Health, Section for Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

PMID: 24062289
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt102

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Rebuttal: When it comes to scientific inference, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Rothman KJ, Gallacher JE, Hatch EE. Rothman KJ, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;42(4):1026-8. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt124. Int J Epidemiol. 2013. PMID: 24062292 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Why representativeness should be avoided.
Rothman KJ, Gallacher JE, Hatch EE. Rothman KJ, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;42(4):1012-4. doi: 10.1093/ije/dys223. Int J Epidemiol. 2013. PMID: 24062287 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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