Should the single subject design be regarded as a valid alternative to the randomised controlled trial?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 959, 2005, Pages 546-547

  Newcombe, R G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTERITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NOTE; POLYPHARMACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGN;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 24744462475     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.031641     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Janosky JE. Use of the single subject design for practice based primary care research. Postgrad Med J 2005;81:549-51.
2. Guyatt GH, Keller JL, Jaeschke R, et al. The n-of-1 randomized controlled trial: clinical usefulness. Ann Intern Med 1990;112:293-9.