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Title
A systematic examination of the citation of prior research in reports of randomized, controlled trials.
Authors
Robinson, Karen A; Goodman, Steven N
Abstract
A randomized, controlled trial (RCT) should not be started or interpreted without accounting for evidence from preceding RCTs addressing the same question. Research has suggested that evidence from prior trials is often not accounted for in reports of subsequent RCTs.
Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2011, Vol 154, Issue 1, p50