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An Elusive Evidence Base: The Construction and Governance of Randomized Controlled Trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2007

Ayo Wahlberg  and
Linsey McGoey
Ayo Wahlberg
Affiliation:
BIOS, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK E-mail: a.j.wahlberg@lse.ac.uk
Linsey McGoey
Affiliation:
BIOS, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK E-mail: a.j.wahlberg@lse.ac.uk
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BioSocieties , Volume 2 , Issue 1: Special Issue: The Construction and Governance of Randomised Controlled Trials , March 2007 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © London School of Economics and Political Science 2007

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