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Editorial
Intervention research, randomised trials and knowledge for decision-making
  1. James R Dunn
  1. Correspondence to Dr James R Dunn, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4, Canada; jim.dunn{at}mcmaster.ca

https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201256

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