Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 57, Issue 11 , Pages 1131-1137 , November 2004

In a randomized controlled trial, missing data led to biased results regarding anxiety

,Accepted 8 March 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.03.010

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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