Do randomized controlled trials discuss healthcare costs?

BACKGROUND: Healthcare costs, particularly pharmaceutical costs, are a dominant issue for most healthcare organizations, but it is unclear if randomized controlled trials (RCTs) routinely discuss costs. Our objective was to assess the frequency and factors associated with the inclusion of costs in R...

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Main Authors: G Michael Allan, Christina Korownyk, Kate LaSalle, Ben Vandermeer, Victoria Ma, Douglas Klein, Donna Manca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2925897?pdf=render