The Cochrane Lecture. The best and the enemy of the good: randomised controlled trials, uncertainty, and assessing the role of patient choice in medical decision making.

K McPherson

doi:10.1136/jech.48.1.6

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The Cochrane Lecture. The best and the enemy of the good: randomised controlled trials, uncertainty, and assessing the role of patient choice in medical decision making.

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May 2001	2	0	0
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Apr 2002	3	0	0
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May 2004	7	0	0
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May 2007	6	0	0
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Jul 2007	4	0	0
Aug 2007	4	0	0
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Nov 2007	7	0	0
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Apr 2008	7	0	0
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Jul 2008	8	0	0
Aug 2008	7	0	0
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Apr 2009	6	0	6
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Jul 2009	7	0	4
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Oct 2009	15	0	4
Nov 2009	7	0	4
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May 2016	6	0	11
Jun 2016	9	0	7
Jul 2016	4	0	8
Aug 2016	10	0	5
Sep 2016	6	0	4
Oct 2016	6	0	3
Nov 2016	15	0	8
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Jan 2017	10	0	4
Feb 2017	10	0	1
Mar 2017	10	0	2
Apr 2017	10	0	7
May 2017	11	0	6
Jun 2017	9	0	3
Jul 2017	13	0	2
Aug 2017	6	0	0
Sep 2017	32	0	6
Oct 2017	16	0	9
Nov 2017	14	0	6
Dec 2017	20	0	2
Jan 2018	28	0	4
Feb 2018	18	0	5
Mar 2018	20	0	2
Apr 2018	20	0	3
May 2018	8	0	8
Jun 2018	12	0	2
Jul 2018	20	0	5
Aug 2018	14	0	4
Sep 2018	8	0	6
Oct 2018	12	0	9
Nov 2018	24	0	8
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Jan 2019	18	0	12
Feb 2019	23	0	3
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Apr 2021	10	0	0
May 2021	9	0	7
Jun 2021	0	0	5
Jul 2021	0	0	11
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Nov 2023	22	0	7
Dec 2023	84	0	1
Jan 2024	54	0	2
Feb 2024	456	0	0
Mar 2024	112	0	5
Total	3903	14	1011

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