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- 2005
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- article
- Volume
- 365
- Issue
- 9465
- Pages
- 1159-1162
- Citations
- 475
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An‐Wen Chan,
Douglas G. Altman
(2005).
Epidemiology and reporting of randomised trials published in PubMed journals.
The Lancet
, 365
(9465)
, 1159-1162.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(05)71879-1
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- 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)71879-1