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Who's Afraid of the Randomized Controlled Trial?

Some Dilemmas of the Scientific Method and "Good" Research Practice

Ann Oakley PhD Deputy Director, Thomas Coram Research Unit, University of London Insitute of Education, London, England
Pages 25-59 | Published online: 26 Oct 2008

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