Bias attributable to the use of a composite outcome in evaluating a cocoa extract supplement.

Am J Clin Nutr

School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Laboratório de Inferência Causal em Epidemiologia (LINCE-USP), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (FAD-Q).

Published: November 2022

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