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Do not throw the baby out with the bath water: a guide for using non-significant results in practice
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  1. Correspondence to: Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad
    , Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu Précis
    Statistically non-significant results can sometimes be clinically useful and help in decision-making.

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Tello M, Zaiem F, Tolcher MC, et al
Do not throw the baby out with the bath water: a guide for using non-significant results in practice
BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2016;21:161-162.

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  • First published August 18, 2016.
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October 25, 2017

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