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Editorial
. 2007 Sep;93(9):1024-5.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.120113.

Consent bias in research: how to avoid it

Cornelia Junghans, Melvyn Jones
Editorial

Consent bias in research: how to avoid it

Cornelia Junghans et al. Heart. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

See article on page 1116

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