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> The Library of the Royal College of Physicians > of Edinburgh and the UK Cochrane Centre are pleased to announce the > launch of a new website - Controlled Trials from History > (http:www/rcpe.ac.uk/cochrane) > The site examines the origin and evolution of > the RCT by looking at specific examples including Van Helmont's > seventeenth century therapeutic trial of bloodletting for fevers, > James Lind's 1747 scurvy trial and the work of later trailblazers such > as Semmelweiss and Fibiger. Each trial is accompanied, where > possible, by images of the work's title page and extracts from the > text. > > Sincerely, > Alex Haig > RCPE Library %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%