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- Title
Is It Time for Medicine-Based Evidence?
- Authors
Concato, John
- Abstract
The author discusses studies published within the issue on the comparative effectiveness research investigations that use observational research methods. He cites a challenge of observational studies not shared by randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The research articles in the issue share a feature on comparing their results to RCTs on the same topic. The author also mentions the basic premise of medicine-based evidence.
- Subjects
MEDICAL research; RESEARCH methodology; CLINICAL trials; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; LIFE sciences
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012, Vol 307, Issue 15, p1641
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.482