Concepedia

External validity of randomized controlled trials in COPD

Justin Travers, Suzanne Marsh, Brent Caldwell, Mathew Williams, Sarah Aldington, Mark Weatherall, Philippa Shirtcliffe, Richard Beasley

Respiratory Medicine · 2006 · 146 citations · 36 references

Concepts

MedicineInternal MedicineEvidence-based PracticePulmonary Function TestingPulmonologyChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseClinical Trial Protocol ReviewClinical TrialsExternal ValidityObstructive Lung DiseaseRandomized Controlled TrialsPilot Randomized Controlled TrialsRandomized Controlled Trial EthicsReproducibility Criteria

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