Blinding or Masking: which is more suitable for eye research?

Arq Bras Oftalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Otorrhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Published: August 2019


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