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Commentary

Comparing biomarker measurements to a normal range: when to use standard error of the mean (SEM) or standard deviation (SD) confidence intervals tests

Pages 195-199 | Received 04 Nov 2015, Accepted 10 Dec 2015, Published online: 27 Jan 2016

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