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Comment
. 2017 Jul;28(4):562-566.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000665.

"All Generalizations Are Dangerous, Even This One."-Alexandre Dumas

Laura B Balzer  1
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"All Generalizations Are Dangerous, Even This One."-Alexandre Dumas

Laura B Balzer. Epidemiology. 2017 Jul.
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