Probability of adverse events that have not yet occurred: a statistical reminder.

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Published in BMJ on September 02, 1995

Authors

E Eypasch1, R Lefering, C K Kum, H Troidl

Author Affiliations

1: II Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Germany.

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