Randomised Controlled Trials

A user’s guide

Alejandro R Jadad

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Contents

1	Randomised controlled trials: the basics Questions

2	Types of randomised controlled trials Questions

3	Bias in RCTs: beyond the sequence generation Questions

4	Assessing the quality of RCTs: why, what, how, and by whom? Questions

5	Reporting and interpreting individual trials: the essentials Questions

6	From individual trials to groups of trials: reviews, meta-analyses, and guidelines Questions

7	From trials to decisions: the basis of evidence based health care Questions

8	My wish list: thinking it all over

© BMJ Books 1998. BMJ Books is an imprint of the BMJ Publishing Group. First published in 1998 by BMJ Books, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-7279-1208-9