How to read a published clinical trial: A practical guide for clinicians.

Sonbol MB, Firwana BM, Hilal T, Murad MH

DOI: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_186_19
Published: 2020 Apr-Jun
Container: Avicenna journal of medicine
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@article{allodium:10.4103/ajm.ajm_186_19,
  title = {How to read a published clinical trial: A practical guide for clinicians.},
  author = {Sonbol MB and Firwana BM and Hilal T and Murad MH},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Avicenna journal of medicine},
  doi = {10.4103/ajm.ajm_186_19},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4103/ajm.ajm_186_19}
}

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MB, S., BM, F., T, H., & MH, M. (2020). How to read a published clinical trial: A practical guide for clinicians.. Avicenna journal of medicine. https://doi.org/10.4103/ajm.ajm_186_19

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