From the archive · Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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Streptomycin Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Medical Research Council Investigation

Medical Research Council Streptomycin in Tuberculosis Trials Committee

Reports the first trial to allocate patients by concealed random numbers with blinded assessment of the films, establishing randomisation as the way to separate a drug's effect from the natural course of a disease.

Level: Intermediate
Access: Free
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Copy: link checked 17 Sept 2026
Filed under: Evidence-Based Medicine

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