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Randomised Clinical Trials
Design, Practice and Reporting
Second Edition
David Machin
Leicester Cancer Research Centre
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Medical Statistics Group, School of Health and Related Research
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Peter M. Fayers
Institute of Applied Health
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Bee Choo Tai
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
National University of Singapore and National University Health System Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
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