A Comparison of Statistical Methods for Age-related Reference Intervals
β Scribed by Eileen M. Wright; Patrick Royston
- Book ID
- 108547147
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 160
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0964-1998
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