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. 1991 Feb 9;302(6772):333–336. doi: 10.1136/bmj.302.6772.333

Confidence intervals and sample sizes: don't throw out all your old sample size tables.

L E Daly 1
PMCID: PMC1668990  PMID: 2001510

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