Experimentation and social interventions: a forgotten but important history

A Oakley¹

Affiliations

A Oakley. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Oct 31;317(7167):1239-42.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7167.1239.

A Oakley¹

¹ Social Science Research Unit, University of London Institute of Education, London WC1H 0NS. a.oakley@ioe.ac.uk

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Oakley's case for using randomised controlled trials is misleading.
Nutbeam D. Nutbeam D. BMJ. 1999 Apr 3;318(7188):944-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7188.944b. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10102882 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Evaluation is essential for all types of intervention.
Taylor PD. Taylor PD. BMJ. 2002 Feb 2;324(7332):300. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7332.300a. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 11823376 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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