Lay public's understanding of equipoise and randomisation in randomised controlled trials.

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Published in Health Technol Assess on March 01, 2005

Authors

E J Robinson1, C E P Kerr, A J Stevens, R J Lilford, D A Braunholtz, S J Edwards, S R Beck, M G Rowley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, Keele University, UK.

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