A comparison of the logistic risk function and the proportional hazards model in prospective epidemiologic studies
โ Scribed by Manfred S. Green; Michael J. Symons
- Book ID
- 115961530
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Weight
- 740 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9681
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