Resist the Randomized Controlled Trials fetish: Different questions require different pyramids of evidence

Deonandan, Raywat

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Resist the Randomized Controlled Trials fetish: Different questions require different pyramids of evidenceRésistez à l’obsession pour les essais contrôlés randomisés : différentes questions nécessitent différentes hiérarchies de preuves

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