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 Vol. 15 No. 2, February 2006
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AAP Grand Rounds 15:17 (2006)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

MEDICINE-PEDIATRICS

Weighing the Evidence: Statistically Significant, Clinically Relevant?

Bernhard L. Wiedermann, MD, FAAP
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Do some readers suspect that a drop in blood lead levels from 2.8 to 1.6 µg/dL, while perhaps reaching statistical significance, may have little clinical significance? It could be considered analogous to a study of 2 antipyretic agents, one demonstrating a drop in mean subject temperature of 1.8 degrees, while the other drops temperature by . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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