Efficacy versus effectiveness in clinical trials

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 99B, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 419-420

  Costa, M L ^a   Griffin, X L ^a   Parsons, N ^a,b   Dritsaki, M ^a   Perry, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLISHING; STANDARDS;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85019567290     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.99B4.BJJ-2016-1247     Document Type: Editorial

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