The 'n = 1' randomized controlled trial

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-259

  Miller, Mary G ^a   Corner, Jessica ^b  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032973595     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921699674890886     Document Type: Article

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