The design and conduct of randomised controlled trials in education: Lessons from health care

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-80

  Torgerson, Carole J ^b   Torgerson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037363071     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980307434     Document Type: Article

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