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Bias in Uncontrolled Brain Tumor Trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

William R. Shapiro
William R. Shapiro*
Affiliation:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , November 1997 , pp. 269 - 270
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1997

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