Testing Treatments: Better Research for Better Healthcare
- ISBN-10
- 1905177488
- ISBN-13
- 9781905177486
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pinter & Martin Publishers
- Authors
- Paul Glasziou, Imogen Evans, Hazel Thornton
Description
This work provides a thought-provoking account of how medical treatments can be tested with unbiased or 'fair' trials and explains how patients can work with doctors to achieve this vital goal. It spans the gamut of therapy from mastectomy to thalidomide and explores a vast range of case studies.
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