A clinical trial is research designed to:
A) test the effects of a treatment on a specific biological event in humans by using experimental and control groups.
B) study the relationship between events in a population and specific health conditions.
C) examine the effect of an event in animal populations.
D) use case histories to derive scientific conclusions.
A
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