Many reports of RCTs give insufficient data for Cochrane reviewers
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Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7204.257a