Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 7 , Pages 809-812 , July 1997

Interaction Fallacy

  • Alfredo Morabia

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Division, University Hospital, 1211 Genève 14, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Alfredo Morabia, Clinical Epidemiology Division, University Hospital, Rue Micheli-du-Crest 25, 1211 Geneve 14, Switzerland
  • ,
  • Tom Ten Have

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 USA
  • ,
  • J.Richard Landis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 USA

,Accepted 27 February 1997.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 7 , Pages 809-812 , July 1997