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Reporting of patient consent in healthcare cluster randomised trials is associated with the type of study interventions and publication characteristics
- Correspondence to Dr Andrew McRae, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Unit 1633, 1632 14th Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1M7, Canada;Andrew.McRae{at}albertahealthservices.ca
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Reporting of patient consent in healthcare cluster randomised trials is associated with the type of study interventions and publication characteristics
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- Received April 23, 2012
- Revised October 12, 2012
- Accepted November 12, 2012
- First published December 18, 2012.
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April 27, 2016
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