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. 2019 Jun;54(3):543-546.
doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13130. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Instrumental variables: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

Luke Keele  1 , Dylan Small  1
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Instrumental variables: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

Luke Keele et al. Health Serv Res. 2019 Jun.
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