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. 1995 Aug;52(8):557–558. doi: 10.1136/oem.52.8.557

Non-differential misclassification and bias towards the null: a clarification.

S Wacholder, P Hartge, J H Lubin, M Dosemeci
PMCID: PMC1128296  PMID: 7663646

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