Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 6 , Pages 624-626 , June 2004

Participants and refusers in a telephone interview about hormone replacement therapy were equally likely to be taking it

  • Brian L Strom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 824 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA
    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 805 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 215-898-2368; fax: 215-573-5315.
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  • Rita Schinnar

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 805 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00423-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.11.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 6 , Pages 624-626 , June 2004

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