Choosing sensitivity analyses for randomised trials: principles.

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Published in BMC Med Res Methodol on January 24, 2014

Authors

Tim P Morris1, Brennan C Kahan, Ian R White

Author Affiliations

1: Hub for Trials Methodology Research, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH, UK. tim.morris@ucl.ac.uk.

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