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Post-randomisation exclusions: the intention to treat principle and excluding patients from analysis

BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7365.652 (Published 21 September 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:652

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