Conducting and reporting trials for older people.
Randomised controlled trials provide the most rigorous test of efficacy and effectiveness for interventions used in healthcare. They underpin much of clinical practice, yet older people are often excluded from studies, resulting in uncertainty about risks and benefits of new treatments. Encouraging...
| Publicado en: | Age & Ageing Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 889 - 895 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Nov2017
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