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The controlled, randomised clinical trial — sacred duty or sacred cow?

Die kontrollierte, randomisierte klinische Studie — heilige Pflicht oder heilige Kuh?

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de Dombal, F.T. The controlled, randomised clinical trial — sacred duty or sacred cow?. Klin Wochenschr 58, 649–652 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01478602

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