Ten reasons to conduct a randomized study in quality improvement

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 395-396

  Perneger, Thomas ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; STUDENT T TEST;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; HUMANS; PERIODICALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS;

EID: 33846110216     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl057     Document Type: Editorial

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