肺がんの治療に関するランダム化制御試験の質,進化,および臨床的影響. メタアナリシスの失われた機会

A Nicolucci1, R Grilli, A A Alexanian

  • 1Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, S Maria Imbaro (Chieti), Italy.

JAMA
|October 20, 1989
PubMed
まとめ

抽出処理とサンプルサイズなどの肺がん試験における方法論的欠陥は,進歩を妨げています. いくつかの改善にもかかわらず,一貫性のない品質と明確な有効性データの欠如は,肺がん治療研究におけるメタアナリシスの価値を制限しています.

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