JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods
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This fourth edition published 2019
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ISBN: 978-1-260-45532-8
MHID: 1-260-45532-7
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Editor in Chief: Howard Bauchner, MD
Executive Managing Editor: Annette Flanagin, RN, MA
Deputy Editor, Clinical Reviews and Education: Edward H. Livingston, MD
Assistant Editor: Kate Pezalla, MA
Cover Illustrator: Andy Rekito, MS
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