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MeSH Heading: Double-Blind Method
Tree Number(s): E05.318.370.300; E05.581.500.300; N05.715.360.325.320; N06.850.520.445.300
Unique ID: D004311
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004311
Annotation: IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific disease (IM); when pertinent add CLINICAL TRIAL (PT) or RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (PT); do not index also under PLACEBOS unless particularly discussed
Scope Note: A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.
Entry Term(s): Double-Blind Study; Double-Masked Method; Double-Masked Study
Public MeSH Note: 90; was see under RESEARCH DESIGN 1977-89
History Note: 90(Aug 77); was in Cat E & H Aug 77-79; was see under RESEARCH DESIGN 1977-89
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/05/12
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Concept UI: M0006775
Scope Note: A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.
Terms: Double-Blind Method Preferred Term
Term UI T013171
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Double-Blind Study
Term UI T013172
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1978); Double-Masked Method
Term UI T013173
Date02/14/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Double-Masked Study
Term UI T013174
Date01/24/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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