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Coffee brewing technique as a confounder in observational studies
  1. Christopher D Hingston,
  2. Matt P Wise
  1. Department of Adult Critical Care, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Christopher D Hingston, Department of Critical Care Directorate, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK; chris{at}hingston.me.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308288

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    • Contributors Both authors contributed equally to the preparation of this manuscript, have agreed the content and this manuscript consists of our own work and ideas.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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