clinical trials; phase II; research design; stem cell; therapy Clinical trials demonstrate the best of medical expertise and epidemiological elegance.From the simple building blocks of contemporaneous control groups, randomization, and blinding, they assemble a clear picture of the nature of the treatment-effect relationship.This accomplishment has earned them the star ascendant position in cardiovascular research.
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