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Comment
. 2014 Apr;43(2):631-2.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt264. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Is representativeness the right question?

C Mary Schooling  1 , Heidi E Jones
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Is representativeness the right question?

C Mary Schooling et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Apr.
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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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