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Tag Archives: observational studies

Today’s random medical news: “___ can cause ___ in ___”

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Carolyn Thomas
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Posted in In the research lab | Tagged correlation does not equal causation, evidence-based research, Jim Borgman, observational studies | 4 Comments

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