Assessing risk of bias: a proposal for a unified framework for observational studies and randomized trials

Abstract Background Evidence based medicine aims to integrate scientific evidence, clinical experience, and patient values and preferences. Individual health care professionals need to appraise the evidence from randomized trials and observational studies when guidelines are not yet available. To da...

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Main Authors: Hendrika J. Luijendijk, Matthew J. Page, Huibert Burger, Xander Koolman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01115-7