An Empirical Study of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials and Non-randomized Studies of Surgical Interventions

An Empirical Study of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials and Non-randomized Studies of Surgical Interventions

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Objectives: The aim of this dissertation was to examine bias in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized studies (NRS) in surgery using the literature evaluating laparoscopy and conventional (i.e. open) surgery for the treatment of colon cancer as a case study. The objectives were 1) t...

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Main Author: Sandhu, Lakhbir
Other Authors: Urbach, David R
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Surgery
Bias
Non-Randomized Studies
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-regression
Meta-Analysis
Bayesian
Colon Cancer
Laparoscopy
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/65452

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