Interpreting and using clinical trials

被引:9
作者
Doig, GS [1 ]
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[1] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Med, Div Crit Care Med, London, ON, Canada
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10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70014-2
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
This article provides a framework for quickly assessing the quality of a published clinical trial. Using numerous publications on critical appraisal as building blocks, the author combines previous publications with ne iv, important concepts published more recently in the primary clinical trials literature.
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页数:13
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