The utility of comparing "like with like" in small randomized controlled trials: Is this acceptable according to the rules of evidence-based medicine?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-106

  Rimensberger, Peter C ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION;

FEMALE; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 84855714026     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31822314ca     Document Type: Editorial

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