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The Use of Statistics in the American Journal of Health Education from 1994 through 2003: A Content Analysis

Ray M. Merrill PhD, MPH, MS Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, 229-A Richards Building, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA
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Julianne Stoddard Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, 229-A Richards Building, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA
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Eric C. Shields Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, 229-A Richards Building, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA
Pages 290-297 | Published online: 22 Feb 2013

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