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Review
. 2007 Jan 20;334(7585):127-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39045.396817.68.

Graphical method for depicting randomised trials of complex interventions

Rafael Perera  1 , Carl Heneghan, Patricia Yudkin
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Review

Graphical method for depicting randomised trials of complex interventions

Rafael Perera et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Making the what, when, and who of non-drug treatments easier to understand would benefit researchers and readers

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1 Graphical depiction of interventions in a trial of self management in patients with newly diagnosed angina
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Fig 2 Graphical depiction of interventions in a trial of community based nurses specialising in Parkinson's disease
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Fig 3 Graphical depiction of interventions in a trial of an expert system and self help manual to aid smoking cessation
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