Multisite randomized controlled trials in health services research: Scientific challenges and operational issues

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 627-634

  Weinberger, Morris ^a,e   Oddone, Eugene Z ^b   Henderson, William G ^c   Smith, David M ^a   Huey, James ^c   Giobbie Hurder, Anita ^c   Feussner, John R ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA Office of Research and Development   (United States)

^e RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiments; Randomized trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035378499     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200106000-00010     Document Type: Article

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