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Editorial
. 2019 Apr 16;8(8):e012490.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012490.

Perils of Observational Data Analyses

Jennifer G Robinson  1
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Editorial

Perils of Observational Data Analyses

Jennifer G Robinson. J Am Heart Assoc. .

Abstract

See Article Ko et al.

Keywords: Editorials; diabetes mellitus; race and ethnicity; statin therapy.

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