Understanding sampling: representativeness matters.

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Published in Hosp Med on April 01, 2001

Authors

J P Davis1, I K Crombie, H T Davies

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.

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