Why the study?
Does water hardness correlate with cardiovascular deaths in Oklahoma counties?
Does water hardness correlate with cardiovascular deaths in Oklahoma counties?
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Inverse correlation between water hardness and CV deaths in Oklahoma counties is hypothesis-generating; leaves open confounding and causality.
Lindeman et al. (1964) studied this question.
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