Which Randomized Controlled Trials Can Be Taken as Evidence?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0285-4945,1349-9149
DOI: 10.2199/jjsca.36.671