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. 1996 Aug 17;313(7054):427. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7054.427b

N of 1 trials. Research is needed into why such trials are not more widely used.

M Porta, F Bolumar, I Hernandez, J Vioque
PMCID: PMC2351813  PMID: 8761252

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