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. 2025 Nov 1;143(5):1147-1149.
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005737. Epub 2025 Oct 14.

Noninferior: By What Margin?

Allison M Janda  1 , Douglas A Colquhoun  1
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Noninferior: By What Margin?

Allison M Janda et al. Anesthesiology. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Janda declares research support from BioIntellisense, Inc. and Haisco-USA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid to the University of Michigan and unrelated to presented work. Dr. Colquhoun declares research support from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Chiesi USA and GE Healthcare paid to the University of Michigan unrelated to presented work. Dr. Colquhoun reports receiving an honorarium from Medscape, Inc.

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