Size and quality of randomised controlled trials in head injury: review of published studies.

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Published in BMJ on May 13, 2000

Authors

K Dickinson1, F Bunn, R Wentz, P Edwards, I Roberts

Author Affiliations

1: Cochrane Injuries Group, Child Health Monitoring Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH.

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