Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 25-27 , January 2000

Ready, set, stop, and standing

  • J.Ivan Williams

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G-106, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. *Tel.: 416-480-4055; fax: 416-480-6048.

Received 1 June 1999 ,Accepted 1 June 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 25-27 , January 2000

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