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Determining the most valuable clinical variables: a stepwise multiple logistic regression program.

L S Coles·B W Brown·C Engelhard·J Halpern·J F Fries
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L S Coles, B W Brown, C Engelhard, J Halpern, J F Fries. 1980. Determining the most valuable clinical variables: a stepwise multiple logistic regression program.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6986015/

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