Clinical evaluation, economic evaluation, and the role of the control group

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-4

  Whitehurst, David G T ^a,b   Latimer, Nicholas R ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROL GROUP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84874458059     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: 19336594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2012.0930     Document Type: Editorial

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