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Guide to the critical interpretation of clinical trials

This guide - a ppt presentation that journalists can adjust accordingly to their needs - will introduce different aspects of clinical trials knowledge and awareness (i.e. methodological aspects, how to get reliable information, how to report results, how to explain technical terms using plain language, ...) and will present several tricks of the job and pitfalls.

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