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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;63(11):1487-1488.
doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001758.

How to Be An Educated Consumer of Observational Data

Scott E Regenbogen  1
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Editorial

How to Be An Educated Consumer of Observational Data

Scott E Regenbogen. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Nov.
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