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Calculating incidence rates and prevalence proportions: not as simple as it seems

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6820-3

Published Online: 2019-05-06

Published Print: 2019-12

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Spronk, Inge https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9571-576X
Korevaar, Joke C.

Poos, René

Davids, Rodrigo

Hilderink, Henk

Schellevis, François G.

Verheij, Robert A.

Nielen, Mark M. J.
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Received: 27 February 2019

Accepted: 15 April 2019

First Online: 6 May 2019

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