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Original Article

A systematic approach to subgroup analyses in a smoking cessation trial

, MD, MS, , PhD, , PhD, , PhD, , PhD, , MD & , MS show all
Pages 498-507 | Received 25 Sep 2014, Accepted 21 Apr 2015, Published online: 11 Jun 2015

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