Are missing outcome data adequately handled? A review of published randomized controlled trials in major medical journals

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Clinical Trials

• Publication date

  2004-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1191/1740774504cn032oaPMID 16279275
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