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Comment
. 1998 Oct 10;317(7164):1017; author reply 1018.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7164.1017a.

Smoking and risk of myocardial infarction. Statistical and biological interactions should not be confused

T V Perneger
Comment

Smoking and risk of myocardial infarction. Statistical and biological interactions should not be confused

T V Perneger. BMJ. .
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