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Erschienen in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 7/2014

01.07.2014 | Editorial

Editorial: When “Safe and Effective” Becomes Dangerous

verfasst von: Seth S. Leopold, MD

Erschienen in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Ausgabe 7/2014

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Commercials might claim a product is “safe and effective,” but most research studies should not. Small, focused studies may deem one treatment more effective than another, but the problem arises when authors of such studies claim safety based on the observation that few (or no) patients were hurt by some intervention. Such claims may be misleading. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Editorial: When “Safe and Effective” Becomes Dangerous
verfasst von
Seth S. Leopold, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Ausgabe 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Elektronische ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3675-x

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