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Is there a role for real life observational studies in integrating knowledge provided by randomized clinical trials?

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    S. Maggi

  2. National Institute of Health, Roma, Italy

    E. Scafato

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Maggi, S., Scafato, E. Is there a role for real life observational studies in integrating knowledge provided by randomized clinical trials?. Aging Clin Exp Res 18, 274–276 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324661

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