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double blind

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double blind
n.
A testing procedure, designed to eliminate biased results, in which the identity of those receiving a test treatment is concealed from both administrators and subjects until after the study is completed.

double-blind (dbl-blnd) adj.
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Noun1.double blind - a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"


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Open study was conducted in Japan and Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study was conducted in China.
The Business Renaissance Institute (BRI; Pasadena, CA) has launched "The Business Renaissance Quarterly," a new double blind reviewed journal focused on the publication of articles pertaining to improvement of workplace performance and the enhancement of the quality of life for all stakeholders in a business environment.
The double blind study of almost 1,500 postmenopausal women found those who switched to the aromatase-inhibitor drug, exemestane, for a further two to three years after two to three years on tamoxifen, had a 32% reduction in the risk of cancer reoccurrence compared with those who took tamoxifen alone.
 
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