Combined Science GCSE
Double blind trial
What Double blind trial means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Double blind trial
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A way of testing a new medicine fairly in which neither the patients nor the doctors or researchers assessing them know which treatment each patient received.
Topics that use Double blind trial
- Discovery and development of drugs (AQA GCSE)
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