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Editorial
. 1998 Aug 8;317(7155):362-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7155.362.

Minimisation: the platinum standard for trials?. Randomisation doesn't guarantee similarity of groups; minimisation does

T Treasure, K D MacRae
Editorial

Minimisation: the platinum standard for trials?. Randomisation doesn't guarantee similarity of groups; minimisation does

T Treasure et al. BMJ. .
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