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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Truth, double truth and statistics

Robert Booy A C and Dominic E. Dwyer B
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A National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

B Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital

C Corresponding author. Email: RobertB2@chw.edu.au

NSW Public Health Bulletin 21(2) 30-31 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB09048
Published: 8 April 2010


Acknowledgments

Thank you to Dr G Khandaker for helpful discussions.


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