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Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods Volume 18, 1989 - Issue 2
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On detection of a change in the dynamics of rare health events

Giovanni Radaelli Institute of Biometry and Medical Statistics ,University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Giuseppe Gallus Institute of Biometry and Medical Statistics ,University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Pages 579-590 | Received 01 Apr 1988, Published online: 27 Jun 2007

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