Eligibility creep: a cause for placebo group improvement in controlled trials of psoriasis treatments.

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Published in J Am Acad Dermatol on September 19, 2007

Authors

Jeff Hick1, Steven R Feldman

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1071, USA.

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