title: A common misuse of stepwise regression in studies of ratio of metastatic lymph nodes for gastric cancer.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Jie-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000145:classification*; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*