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. 2020 Feb;62(2):159.
doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14388. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Success or failure of blinding in randomized controlled trials

Steven M Day  1
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Success or failure of blinding in randomized controlled trials

Steven M Day. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2020 Feb.
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