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Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study
BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39465.451748.AD (Published 13 March 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:601
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