Making trials matter: pragmatic and explanatory trials and the problem of applicability

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Randomised controlled trials are the best research design for decisions about the effect of different interventions but randomisation does not, of itself, promote the applicability of a trial's results to situations other than the precise one in which the tr...

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Main Authors: Treweek Shaun, Zwarenstein Merrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/10/1/37