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Randomization and concealment in surgical trials: a comparison between orthopaedic and non-orthopaedic randomized trials

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  1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Room 2C9, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

    Patricia Li, Doug Mah, Ki Lim, Sheila Sprague & Mohit Bhandari

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Disclaimer: This work was funded, in part, by a student research grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Dr. Bhandari was funded by a Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Trauma

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Li, P., Mah, D., Lim, K. et al. Randomization and concealment in surgical trials: a comparison between orthopaedic and non-orthopaedic randomized trials. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 125, 70–72 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-004-0762-6

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