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. 1997 Feb;77(2):95–96. doi: 10.1136/hrt.77.2.95

Is there a need to control the placebo in placebo controlled trials?

A J De Craen, J G Tijssen, J Kleijnen

PMCID: PMC484651 PMID: 9068385

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