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Independent Observation in the Review of Sequential Days Clustered by Stay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Salvador Peiró
Affiliation:
Valencian Institute for Public Health Studies, Juan de Garay 21, 46017 ValenciaSpain
Santiago Perez
Affiliation:
Valencian Institute for Public Health Studies, Juan de Garay 21, 46017 ValenciaSpain
Eduard Portella
Affiliation:
Valencian Institute for Public Health Studies, Juan de Garay 21, 46017 ValenciaSpain
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Abstract

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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