Special Problems Associated with Surgical Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

It is well accepted that the randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the best design for determining treatment effectiveness. Despite this, the surgical literature, particularly in the area of inflammatory bowel disease, is replete with case series while there is a paucity of RCTs assessing surgical in...

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Main Author: Robin S McLeod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/653142