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Brzoska, P., Sauzet, O. & Breckenkamp, J. Unobserved heterogeneity and the comparison of coefficients across nested logistic regression models: how to avoid comparing apples and oranges. Int J Public Health 62, 517–520 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0918-5
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