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Blinding

Blinding
Last Updated: 07 February 2008
Hawthorne effect, Pygmalion effect, placebo effect, placebo, blinding, single blinding, double blinding, triple blinding, blind assessment.
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vlecture - Blinding Reference code 180-080207
Suitable for MRCPsych Paper 3
Critical Appraisal
Slides (duration) 8 minutes 2 seconds
Handout (pages) 2
Quiz (questions) 5
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