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Measuring Gain in the Evaluation of Medical Technology The Probability of a Better Outcome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Graham A. Colditz
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
James N. Miller
Affiliation:
John F Kennedy School of Government
Frederick Mosteller
Affiliation:
Harvard School of Public Health

Abstract

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Statistics
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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