Why ''underpowered'' trials are not necessarily unethical

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Edwards, SJL [1 ]
Lilford, RJ [1 ]
Braunholtz, D [1 ]
Jackson, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LEEDS,DEPT PHILOSOPHY,LEEDS,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1016/S0140-6736(97)02290-3
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R5 [内科学];
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