Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 592-596 , December 2001

Control of bias in randomized controlled trials published in prosthodontic journals

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☆ aAssistant Professor and Assistant Program Director, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Baylor College of Dentistry.

☆☆ bAssistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry.

★ cAssistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry.

★★ Reprint requests to: Dr Herman B. Dumbrigue, Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Ave, Room 601, Dallas, TX 75246, Fax: (214)828-8952, E-mail: hdumbrigue@tambcd.edu

PII: S0022-3913(01)39035-2

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2001.119980

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 592-596 , December 2001

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