Rebuttal to Dr Streiner: can the "evil" in the "lesser of 2 evils" be justified in placebo-controlled trials?
Glass, K.Cranley.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie 53(7): 433 Discussion 434
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0706-7437 PMID: 18674399 Document Number: 619611
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