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Randomized controlled clinical trials—support but not substitute of decision-making in surgery

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  1. Department of General Surgery, c/o University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    H. G. Beger

  2. Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University of the Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    B. M. Rau

  3. University Hospital, Steinhoevelstrasse 9, 89075, Ulm, Germany

    H. G. Beger

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Beger, H.G., Rau, B.M. Randomized controlled clinical trials—support but not substitute of decision-making in surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg 391, 301–303 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-006-0062-4

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