Effect of Misclassification on Estimated Relative Prevalence of a Characteristic: Part I. Two Populations Infallibly Distinguished. Part II. Errors in Two Variables
American Journal of Public Health and the Nations HealthPublished 1 October 1963Open access
Ancel Keys, J K Kihlberg
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Effect of Misclassification on Estimated Relative Prevalence of a Characteristic: Part I. Two Populations Infallibly Distinguished. Part II. Errors in Two Variables Ancel KeysPh.D.F.A.P.H.A., and Jaakko K. KihlbergPh.D.M.P.H. CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.53.10.1656 Published Online: August 29, 2011
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