Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 12 , Pages 1137-1141 , December 2003

Current challenges in clinimetrics

,Accepted 15 August 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.08.012

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 12 , Pages 1137-1141 , December 2003

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