Editorial: Making sure that clinical trial results make a difference: Operational research and the hierarchy of evidence

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 504-505

  Ford, N ^a   Maher, D ^b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Evidence; Health operational research

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; QUININE;

CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALARIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPTIC SHOCK; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 84875279837     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12075     Document Type: Editorial

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