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. 2007 Dec 1;370(9602):1875-7.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61604-3. Epub 2007 Oct 23.

Non-inferiority trials are unethical because they disregard patients' interests

Silvio Garattini  1 , Vittorio Bertele'
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Non-inferiority trials are unethical because they disregard patients' interests

Silvio Garattini et al. Lancet. .
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