Randomized controlled trials: The control group dilemma revisited

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-44

  Hart, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY;

EID: 0035098553     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ctim.2000.0414     Document Type: Editorial

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