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Randomized Controlled Trials or Observational Studies? It Depends on the Research Question

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  1. Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia

    John B. Dixon

  2. Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia

    John B. Dixon

  3. Primary Care Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    John B. Dixon

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Dr. Dixon reports grants from NHMRC, during the conduct of the study, personal fees from Bariatric Advantage, personal fees from Nestle Health Science, personal fees from I-Nova, personal fees from Medtronic, personal fees from Apollo Endosurgery, and personal fees from Novo Nordisk, outside the submitted work;

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Dixon, J.B. Randomized Controlled Trials or Observational Studies? It Depends on the Research Question. OBES SURG 28, 862–863 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-3051-5

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