Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 471-474 , September 2010

A 5-year Review of Statistical Methods Presented in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery®

  • Andrew J. Meyr, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Podiatric Surgery, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Andy Meyr, DPM, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Department of Surgery, 8th at Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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 Financial disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00192-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.05.005

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 471-474 , September 2010

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