On the inconclusiveness of "evidence"

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 241-242

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Evidence; Pragmatic trials

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; SELF CARE;

ANTHROPOSOPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 20044369036     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-0343-x     Document Type: Editorial

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