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ERIC Number: EJ628763
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0790
Randomised Trials or the Test of Time? The Story of Human Albumin Administration.
Roberts, Ian
Evaluation and Research in Education, v14 n3&4 p231-36 2000
Conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the administration of human albumin in critically ill patients. Findings raised serious concerns about the safety of an intervention that has been widely used in health care around the world. Findings illustrate the importance of systematic reviews in health care and other areas of social policy and the risks inherent in implementing policy on the basis of theory alone. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Medical Services, Meta Analysis, Patients, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Randomization; Trials
Note: Special issue titled "Evidence-based Policies and Indicator Systems." Papers in this special issue were presented at one of two conferences of the same name held at the University of Durham, England, in 1997 and 1999.