Randomised controlled trials and clinical maternity care: moving on from intention-to-treat and other simplistic analyses of efficacy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The obstetrical literature is dominated by Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), with the vast majority being analysed using an intention-to-treat (ITT) approach. Whilst this approach may reflect well the consequence of assignment to...
Main Author: | AW Welsh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/13/15 |
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