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Corticosteroids and RCTs against the supposed undervaluation of real data evidence

Authors: Alejandro Rodríguez, Gerard Moreno, Maria Bodi, Josep Gomez, Ignacio Martín-Loeches

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2021

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The alleged supremacy of the Randomized control trials (RCTs) is based on the possibility of causal inference. But, is this true? …

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Title: Corticosteroids and RCTs against the supposed undervaluation of real data evidence
Authors: Alejandro Rodríguez
Gerard Moreno
Maria Bodi
Josep Gomez
Ignacio Martín-Loeches
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03721-3

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