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Comment
. 2013 Aug;42(4):1026-8.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt124.

Rebuttal: When it comes to scientific inference, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Kenneth J Rothman  1 , John E J Gallacher, Elizabeth E Hatch
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Rebuttal: When it comes to scientific inference, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Kenneth J Rothman et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug.
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