Inappropriate use of randomised trials to evaluate complex phenomena: Case study of vaginal breech delivery

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7473, 2004, Pages 1039-1042

  Kotaska, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREECH EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LICENCE; LITERATURE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; BREECH PRESENTATION; DELIVERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD;

BREECH PRESENTATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 7944228028     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7473.1039     Document Type: Review

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