Double-blind studies are not always optimum for evaluation of a novel therapy: the case of new anticoagulants.

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Published in J Thromb Haemost on November 22, 2007

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H R Büller1, J L Halperin, H Bounameaux, M Prins

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1: Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. h.r.buller@amc.uva.nl

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