What Is a High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trial?

Overview

Journal Pain Med

Specialties Critical Care
Neurology
Psychiatry

Date 2022 Mar 4

PMID 35244153

Authors

Wesley S Warner

Mark A Mahan

Affiliations

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