Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 2005-2006 , September 2004

Beyond the P: I: Problems with probability

  • Kirk R. Wilhelmus, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kirk R. Wilhelmus, MD, PhD, 6565 Fannin, NC-205, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

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 Supported by a grant from the National Eye Institute, a senior scientific investigator award from the Research to Prevent Blindness, and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00715-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.052

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 2005-2006 , September 2004

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