Randomised controlled trials in general practice

Randomised controlled trials in general practice

Differences in outcome may then be due to these other factors rather than to the treatment. 2 Even in experimental studies the adequacy of randomisation has an important bearing on the assessment of a treatment effect. 3 For this reason, when appropriate and when possible, randomised controlled tria...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 1996-03, Vol.312 (7033), p.779-779
Hauptverfasser: Fahey, Tom, Mant, Jonathan, Dawes, Martin, Graham-Jones, Susanna, Hart, Julian Tudor
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Clinical outcomes
Empirical evidence
Experimentation
General practice
Hypertension
Letters
Medical research
Observational research
Observational studies
Primary health care
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Differences in outcome may then be due to these other factors rather than to the treatment. 2 Even in experimental studies the adequacy of randomisation has an important bearing on the assessment of a treatment effect. 3 For this reason, when appropriate and when possible, randomised controlled trials should be performed in preference to observational studies.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.312.7033.779