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Clarifying questions about “risk factors”: predictors versus explanation
BACKGROUND: In biomedical research much effort is thought to be wasted. Recommendations for improvement have largely focused on processes and procedures. Here, we additionally suggest less ambiguity concerning the questions addressed. METHODS: We clarify the distinction between two conflated concept...
Autores principales: | Schooling, C. Mary, Jones, Heidi E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30116285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12982-018-0080-z |
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