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randomized control trials  

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  • A process for investigating the impact of a new medical practice, but most commonly a new drug. The patients are divided into two groups, one receiving the new treatment, while the other is treated with the existing best practice. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Randomized Control Trials]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JS6913BS-F

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