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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2011, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (7): 697-701.doi: 10.3736/jcim20110701

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Quality and validity of randomized controlled trials in China from the perspective of systematic reviews

Hui Luo, Jian-ping Liu()   

  1. Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2011-04-09 Accepted:2011-05-04 Online:2011-07-20 Published:2011-06-15

Key words: systematic review, randomized controlled trials, evaluation studies

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