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Research Article

Statistical methodology in general psychiatric journals

Jouko Miettunen Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FI-90014, Finland
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Pentti Nieminen Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FI-90014, Finland
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Matti Isohanni Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FI-90014, Finland
Pages 223-228 | Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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