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Illustrating the development of fair tests of treatments in health care

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Gordon A (1788)

The practice of physick. Unpublished manuscript.

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Biographical article:

Richards V (2017). Late recognition for medical pioneer. Unsung Science.
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RELEVANT TOPICS

  • Placebo effects
  • Principles of Testing
  • Treatment comparisons are essential

Other articles

  • Kaptchuk TJ (2011).
    A brief history of the evolution of methods to control of observer biases in tests of treatments.

All topics

  • Pre-clinical
  • Fair tests of treatments
    • The need to address treatment uncertainties
      • Principles of Testing
    • Treatment comparisons are essential
      • Placebo effects
      • Dramatic effects
    • Treatment comparisons must be fair
  • Individual patient data
  • Biases
    • Design bias
    • Allocation bias
      • N-of-1 crossover
      • Cluster allocation
      • Crossover tests
      • Factorial design
    • Co-intervention bias
    • Observer bias
      • Double dummy
    • Analysis bias
    • Biases in judging unanticipated possible effects
    • Reporting bias
    • Biases in systematic reviews
    • Researcher/sponsor bias and fraud
  • The play of chance
    • Recording and interpreting numbers
    • Quantifying uncertainty
    • Using meta-analysis
  • Bringing it all together for the benefit of patients and the public
    • Improving reports of research
    • Preparing and maintaining systematic reviews
    • Using the results of research

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