Answer to Letter to the Editor “Some flaws that could change the effect sizes and limit the extrapolation of these results”
Journal Title: Jornal de Pediatria - Year 2019, Vol 95, Issue 3
Abstract
Dear Editor, We appreciate the attention of those who read and analyzed our work; we found the comments and considerations made about the recently published article very interesting. Please find below the answers to the main points raised in the Letter to the Editor:
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