Cairo Consensus Statement on Research Integrity of Randomised Clinical Trials.

Pak J Med Sci

Yacoub Khalaf, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Published: September 2024


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