Case studies, single-subject research, and N of 1 randomized trials: Comparisons and contrasts

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-176

  Backman, Catherine L ^a   Harris, Susan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case reports; Evidence based practice; N of 1 trials; Outcomes; Single subject experiments

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

SINGLE-SUBJECT RESEARCH;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0033105202     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199903000-00022     Document Type: Article

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