title: Practical tips for surgical research: blinding: who, what, when, why, how?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. karanicp@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Karanicolas
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farrokhyar
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhandari
mesh_terms: D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*