Statistical considerations regarding the use of ratios to adjust data.

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Published in Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord on September 01, 1995

Authors

D B Allison1, F Paultre, M I Goran, E T Poehlman, S B Heymsfield

Author Affiliations

1: Obesity Research Center, St Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10025, USA.

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