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- Title
'Double blind, you are the weakest link--good-bye!'.
- Authors
Devereaux, P. J.; Bhandari, Mohit; Montori, Victor M.; Manns, Braden J.; Ghali, William A.; Guyatt, Gordon H.
- Abstract
Editorial. Advocates the abandonment of the phrase double blind, which is used as a marker of validity of a randomized controlled trial (RCT), and recommends transparent reporting of the blinding status of each group involved in a clinical trial. Information on blinding in RCT; Example of the use of blinding in scientific experimentation; Groups who can potentially introduce bias into an RCT.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; CLINICAL medicine research
- Publication
ACP Journal Club, 2002, Vol 136, Issue 1, pA-11
- ISSN
1056-8751
- Publication type
Editorial