Limitations of applying summary results of clinical trials to individual patients: the need for risk stratification.

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Published in JAMA on September 12, 2007

Authors

David M Kent1, Rodney A Hayward

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. dkent1@tufts-nemc.org

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