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Review
. 2001 Feb 10;322(7282):355-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7282.355.

Contamination in trials: is cluster randomisation the answer?

D J Torgerson  1
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Review

Contamination in trials: is cluster randomisation the answer?

D J Torgerson. BMJ. .
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