Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 67-79 , March 2006

Validity of Randomized Clinical Trials in Evaluating the Outcome of Class II Treatment

  • M. Ali Darendeliler

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to M. Ali Darendeliler, BDS, PhD, Certif Ortho, Dip Ortho, Priv Doc, Department of Orthodontics, Sydney Dental Hospital, 2 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. Phone: 61-2-9351 8329; Fax: 61-2-9314 8336

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2005.10.011

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 67-79 , March 2006

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