The study design and rationale of the randomized controlled trial: Translating COPD guidelines into primary care practice

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Parker, Donna R ^a,b   Eaton, Charles B ^a,b   Ahern, David K ^c,d   Roberts, Mary B ^b   Rafferty, Caitlin ^b   Goldman, Roberta E ^a,b   McCool, F Dennis ^a,b   Wroblewski, Joseph ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Abacus Group   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Guidelines; Primary care; Randomized Clinical Trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877029149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-56     Document Type: Article

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