How to Work with a Subgroup Analysis

Overview

Journal Can J Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2009 Dec 17

PMID 20011190

Citations 38

Authors

Bernadette Dijkman

Bauke Kooistra

Mohit Bhandari

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