Regression dilution bias in blood total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure in the Glostrup and Framingham prospective studies.
BACKGROUND: In epidemiological studies, within-person variability in measured values of a risk factor may underestimate the association between prolonged or 'usual' levels of a risk factor with risk of disease - 'regression dilution'. The importance of regression dilution for hi...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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