Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study.
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the association of inadequate or unclear allocation concealment and lack of blinding with biased estimates of intervention effects varies with the nature of the intervention or outcome. DESIGN: Combined analysis of data from three meta-epidemiological studies based on...
Main Authors: | Wood, L, Egger, M, Gluud, L, Schulz, K, Jüni, P, Altman, D, Gluud, C, Martin, R, Wood, A, Sterne, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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