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Problems and challenges of teaching biostatistics to medical students and professionals

H. SAHAI, M. M. OJEDA Faculty of Statistics, Veracruzana University, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Pages 286-288 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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