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A pragmatic–explanatory continuum indicator summary (PRECIS): a tool to help trial designers

Kevin E. Thorpe, Merrick Zwarenstein, Andrew D. Oxman, Shaun Treweek, Curt D. Furberg, Douglas G. Altman, Sean Tunis, Eduardo Bergel, Ian Harvey, David J. Magid and Kalipso Chalkidou
CMAJ May 12, 2009 180 (10) E47-E57; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.090523
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A pragmatic–explanatory continuum indicator summary (PRECIS): a tool to help trial designers
Kevin E. Thorpe, Merrick Zwarenstein, Andrew D. Oxman, Shaun Treweek, Curt D. Furberg, Douglas G. Altman, Sean Tunis, Eduardo Bergel, Ian Harvey, David J. Magid, Kalipso Chalkidou
CMAJ May 2009, 180 (10) E47-E57; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090523

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