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. 2013 Apr 30;2013(4):ED000058.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.ED000058.

Assessing risk of bias in randomised clinical trials included in Cochrane Reviews: the why is easy, the how is a challenge

Asbjørn Hróbjartsson  1 , Isabelle Boutron, Lucy Turner, Douglas G Altman, David Moher; Cochrane Bias Methods Group
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Assessing risk of bias in randomised clinical trials included in Cochrane Reviews: the why is easy, the how is a challenge

Asbjørn Hróbjartsson et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .
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