Ethical and empirical limitations of randomized controlled trials;Ethische und empirische grenzen randomisierter kontrollierter studien

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 836-842

  Porzsolt, Franz ^a   Kliemt, Hartmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equipoise; Randomized controlled trial; Uncertainty; Value of health care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 58149399520     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-008-1132-x     Document Type: Review

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