The quality of randomised controlled trials may be better than assumed

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Auro del Giglio et al. BMJ. 2004.

. 2004 Jan 3;328(7430):24-5.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7430.24.

¹ ABC Foundation School of Medicine, Avenida Rebouças 3387 São Paulo, Brazil, 05410-040. sandrabr@netpoint.com.br

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Quality of randomised controlled trials: caution is important.
Brewer NJ. Brewer NJ. BMJ. 2004 Jan 31;328(7434):286-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7434.286-c. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 14751905 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Quality of randomised controlled trials: quality of research may be worse than it appears.
Vlassov VV. Vlassov VV. BMJ. 2004 Jan 31;328(7434):286. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7434.286-b. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 14751906 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Bad reporting does not mean bad methods for randomised trials: observational study of randomised controlled trials performed by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
Soares HP, Daniels S, Kumar A, Clarke M, Scott C, Swann S, Djulbegovic B; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Soares HP, et al. BMJ. 2004 Jan 3;328(7430):22-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7430.22. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 14703540 Free PMC article.

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