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Leveraging External Controls in Clinical Trials: Estimands, Estimation, Assumptions

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Main Authors:	Liu, Bo, Thomas, Laine, Holman, Rury R., Li, Fan
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Methodology
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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