Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Adana, Turkey
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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2019;30(4):207-15
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Statistical Accuracy in Rheumatology Research
Keywords: data accuracy, data analysis, data collection, data interpretation, rheumatology, medicine, statistics
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