Diabetes education: Selection bias in cluster trial

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David J Torgerson. BMJ. 2008.

. 2008 Mar 15;336(7644):573.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39514.402535.80.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial.
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