Is mental health services research in need of randomised controlled trials?;Braucht psychiatrische versorgungsforschung randomisierte kontrollierte studien?

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 375-377

  Kallert, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 29144431688     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-866911     Document Type: Editorial

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