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Editorial
. 2024 Jan;21(1):36-37.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202310-881ED.

"All Models Are Wrong, Some Are Useful": George Box

Matthew Routledge  1 , Andrew Conway Morris  2   3
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Editorial

"All Models Are Wrong, Some Are Useful": George Box

Matthew Routledge et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jan.
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