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Reply to: “The strength of a randomized controlled trial lies in its design—randomization”

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  1. Oesophageal and Digestive Tract Surgical Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy

    Eleonora Pinto

  2. General Surgery Unit 3, Azienda Ospedale University of Padua, AOUP, Padua, Italy

    Marco Scarpa

  3. Solagna, Italy

    Francesco Cavallin

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Pinto, E., Scarpa, M. & Cavallin, F. Reply to: “The strength of a randomized controlled trial lies in its design—randomization”. Support Care Cancer 30, 4577–4578 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-06959-x

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