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Published on June 1, 2011 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2011.06.5060

“Small studies” – does size matter in clinical trials?

Estudios “pequeños”: ¿cuál es la importancia del tamaño en los estudios clínicos?

Miguel Araujo Alonso

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Miguel Araujo Alonso

Hospital de Los Andes, Medwave

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Citation Araujo Alonso M. “Small studies” – does size matter in clinical trials?. Medwave 2011;11(06):e5060 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2011.06.5060

Submission date 25/05/2011

Acceptance date 25/05/2011

Publication date 01/06/2011

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