Assessing the Gold Standard — Lessons from the History of RCTs

Over the past 70 years, randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) have reshaped medical knowledge and practice. Popularized by mid-20th-century clinical researchers and statisticians aiming to reduce bias and enhance the accuracy of clinical experimentation, RCTs have often functioned well in that role....

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 374; no. 22; pp. 2175 - 2181
Main Authors:	Bothwell, Laura E, Greene, Jeremy A, Podolsky, Scott H, Jones, David S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 02.06.2016
Subjects:	Clinical trials Disease Drug Approval - history Drug Approval - legislation & jurisprudence Drug Industry - history Female History of medicine History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Legislation, Drug - history Medicine Pregnancy Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - ethics Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - history Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data United Kingdom > UK United States > US
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406
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