Generalizability of clinical studies conducted at tertiary care medical centers: A population-based analysis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 835-841

  Layde, Peter M ^a,b   Broste, Steven K ^a   Desbiens, Norman ^a   Follen, Marilyn ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^c   Reding, Douglas ^a   Vidaillet, Humberto ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiology; Generalizability; Population based; Referral bias; Representativeness; SUPPORT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030220053     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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