Do Small Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials Provide Evidence? The Answer Is No

Mahir Gachabayov; David Samson; Abbas Smiley; Rifat Latifi

doi:10.1089/sur.2021.014

Do Small Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials Provide Evidence? The Answer Is No

Mahir Gachabayov
, David Samson
, Abbas Smiley
, Rifat Latifi

Surgery

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	983-984
Number of pages	2
Journal	Surgical Infections
Volume	22
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2021.014
State	Published - Nov 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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