Beyond randomization

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 765-772

  Aickin, Mikel ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 0036976785     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10755530260511775     Document Type: Article

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