If children understand drawing straws and flipping coins, research participants can understand randomization.
Howick
Jeremy
J
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Rosemary Rue Building, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK. jeremy.howick@dphpc.ox.ac.uk
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