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Observational Research, Randomised Trials, and Two Views of Medical Science

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Two views exist of medical science, says the author, one emphasizing discovery and explanation, the other emphasizing evaluation of interventions.

Source: PLoS Medicine

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050067

Author: Jan P Vandenbroucke

Institutions: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Causal Inference Techniques

Subfield: Statistics and Probability

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,460

Funder: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

OpenAlex ID: W2090226269

FWCI: 29.27

Cites: 66

Cited by: 426

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