CONFOUNDING IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES - WHY INDEPENDENT EFFECTS MAY NOT BE ALL THEY SEEM

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SMITH, GD [1 ]
PHILLIPS, AN [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COLL & MIDDLESEX SCH MED,ACAD DEPT GENITOURINARY MED,LONDON W1N 8AA,ENGLAND
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10.1136/bmj.305.6856.757
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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