Evaluating clinical research : all that glitters is not gold

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Main Authors: Furberg, Bengt (Author), Furberg, Curt (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Verlag , c2007
Edition:2nd ed
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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245 1 0 |a Evaluating clinical research :   |b all that glitters is not gold   |c Bengt D Furbert and Curt D Furberg 
250 |a 2nd ed 
260 |a New York :   |b Springer Verlag ,   |c c2007 
300 |a 161 p. :   |b ill., ports. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p 149-158) and index 
505 0 |a 1. What is the purpose of this book? -- 2. Why is benefit-to-harm balance essential to treatment decisions? -- 3. What are the strengths of randomized controlled clinical trials? -- 4. What are the weaknesses of randomized controlled clinical trials? -- 5. Do meta-analyses provide the ultimate truth? -- 6. What are the strengths of observational studies? -- 7. What are the weaknesses of observational studies? -- 8. Were the scientific questions stated in advance? -- 9. Were the treatment groups comparable initially? -- 10. Why is blinding/masking so important? -- 11. How is symptomatic improvement measured? -- 12. Is it really possible to assess quality of life? -- 13. What is the value of biologic markers in drug evaluation? -- 14. How are adverse drug reactions measured? -- 15. How representative are study subjects in clinical trials? -- 16. What happened to the study subjects who disappeared from the analysis? -- 17. How reliable are active-control trials? -- 18. How informative are composite outcomes? -- 19. Do changes in biologic markers predict clinical benefit? -- 20. How trustworthy are the authors? -- 21. Does publication in a reputable scientific journal guarantee quality? -- 22. Is it necessary to be a biostatistician to interpret scientific data? -- 23. Are all drugs of a class interchangeable? -- 24. How much confidence can be placed on economic analysis? -- 25. How should I handle the massive flow of information? -- 26. How well is research translated into clinical care? 
650 0 |a Clinical medicine   |x Research 
650 0 |a Clinical trials 
650 0 |a Medicine   |x Research 
650 1 2 |a Biomedical Research   |x methods 
650 2 2 |a Clinical Trials as Topic 
650 2 2 |a Drug Evaluation 
650 2 2 |a Research Design 
700 1 |a Furberg, Curt ,   |e author 
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