'Double blind, you are the weakest link--good-bye!'.

Autor: Devereaux, P. J., Bhandari, Mohit, Montori, Victor M., Manns, Braden J., Ghali, William A., Guyatt, Gordon H.
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Zdroj: ACP Journal Club; Jan/Feb2002, Vol. 136 Issue 1, pA-11, 2p
Abstrakt: 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.
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