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Proof versus plausibility: rules of engagement for the struggle to evaluate alternative cancer therapies

L. John Hoffer
CMAJ February 06, 2001 164 (3) 351-353;
L. John Hoffer
Dr. Hoffer is with the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Que.
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vol. 164 no. 3 351-353
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  • Published online February 6, 2001.
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  1. L. John Hoffer
  1. Dr. Hoffer is with the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Que.
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    Dr. L. John Hoffer, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, 3755 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal QC H3T 1E2

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