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December 1, 1999World Journal of Surgery

Issues in Surgical Randomized Controlled Trials

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RMRobin S. McLeodWestern University

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Methodological challenges in surgical RCTs warrant cautious evidence interpretation; leaves open optimal strategies for future trial design.

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Robin S. McLeod (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a704349a2d7cf2e39c2a426https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689900649
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