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Ottawa Statement does not impede randomised evaluation of government health programmes
- Correspondence to Dr Charles Weijer, Rotman Institute of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada; cweijer{at}uwo.ca
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Ottawa Statement does not impede randomised evaluation of government health programmes
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- Received November 2, 2019
- Accepted November 13, 2019
- First published November 26, 2019.
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January 14, 2020
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