02746nam 22005654a 450 99620830170331620230721031329.01-281-06922-197866110692230-470-69192-10-470-76616-6(CKB)1000000000413765(EBL)320100(OCoLC)437192678(SSID)ssj0000232556(PQKBManifestationID)11173538(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232556(PQKBWorkID)10210492(PQKB)11596534(MiAaPQ)EBC320100(EXLCZ)99100000000041376520070119d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRandomized controlled trials[electronic resource] questions, answers, and musings /Alejandro R. Jadad, Murray W. Enkin2nd ed.Malden, Mass. Blackwell Pub.20071 online resource (162 p.)Rev ed. of: Randomised controlled trials / Alejandro R. Jadad. 1998.1-4051-3266-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Randomized controlled trials: the basics -- Types of randomized controlled trials -- Bias in randomized controlled trials -- Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials: why, what, how, and by whom? -- Reporting and interpreting individual trials: the essentials -- From individual trials to groups of trials: reviews, meta-analyses and guidelines -- From trials to decisions: the basis of evidence-based health care -- Ethics and clinical trials: are they compatible? -- Reprise: more musings.Randomized controlled trials are one of the most powerful and revolutionary tools of research. This book is a convenient and accessible description of the underlying principles and practice of randomized controlled trials and their role in clinical decision-making. Structured in a jargon-free question-and-answer format, each chapter provides concise and understandable information on a different aspect of randomized controlled trials, from the basics of trial design and terminology to the interpretation of results and their use in driving evidence-based medicine. The authors end each chapClinical trialsClinical trials.615.5072/4615.50724Jadad Alejandro R920394Enkin Murray920395Jadad Alejandro R920394MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996208301703316Randomized controlled trials2064413UNISA