High prevalence of potential biases threatens the interpretation of trials in patients with chronic disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The complexity of chronic diseases is a challenge for investigators conducting randomized trials. The causes for this include the often difficult control for confounding, the selection of outcomes from many potentially important outc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boyd Cynthia M, Vollenweider Daniela, Puhan Milo A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/73