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Research Article

Development of play-the-winner design: weighting and accumulation of information

O Reiertsen Department of Surgery, Akershus Central Hospital, Nordbyhagen,
,
S Larsen Medstat Research, Centre for Design, Administration and Statistical Analysis, Lillestrom,
&
J H Solhaug Department of Surgery, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Pages 241-250 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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