Incomparable Subsequent Effects between Study and Control Fluids Might Cause Questionable Results in Randomized Controlled Trials

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Peng-Lin Ma et al. Chin Med J (Engl). 2016.

. 2016 Jan 5;129(1):117-8.

doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.172612.

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, 309th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100091, China.

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