Observational studies are just as effective as randomized clinical trials

Blood Purification

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 323-326

  Wolfe, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033808177     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014456     Document Type: Conference Paper

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