September 2007. Volume 3. Number 3

Exclusion criteria of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are not always justified and such exclusions may impair the generalizability of RCT results

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Van Spall HGC; Toren A, Kiss A, Fowler RA. Eligibility criteria of randomized controlled trials publisher in high-impact general medical journals. JAMA. 2007;297:1233-40
Reviewers: Martín Muñoz P1, Fernández Rodríguez MM2.
1 Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocí­o. Sevilla. España.
2Centro de Salud de Potes. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Pedro Martín Muñoz. Email: pedromartinm@telefonica.net
Reception date: 6/05/2007
Acceptance date: 22/05/2007
Publication date: 01/09/2007

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Martin Muñoz P, Fernández Rodríguez M. Los criterios de exclusión presentes en los ensayos clínicos no siempre están justificados y afectan a la posterior generalización de sus resultados. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:62.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Van Spall HGC; Toren A, Kiss A, Fowler RA. Eligibility criteria of randomized controlled trials publisher in high-impact general medical journals. JAMA. 2007;297:1233-40
Reviewers: Martín Muñoz P1, Fernández Rodríguez MM2.
1 Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocí­o. Sevilla. España.
2Centro de Salud de Potes. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Pedro Martín Muñoz. Email: pedromartinm@telefonica.net
Reception date: 6/05/2007
Acceptance date: 22/05/2007
Publication date: 01/09/2007

How to cite this article

Martin Muñoz P, Fernández Rodríguez M. Los criterios de exclusión presentes en los ensayos clínicos no siempre están justificados y afectan a la posterior generalización de sus resultados. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:62.

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