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Exploring confounding in nested case-control studies.

N J Nagelkerke·J Kimani·S Moses·F A Plummer
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N J Nagelkerke, J Kimani, S Moses, F A Plummer. 1995. Exploring confounding in nested case-control studies.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-199510000-00018

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