Hi everyone,
Michael Rawlins, the chair of NICE, has questioned dependence on RCTs
for decision-making. See links below. The full text of his lecture is at
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/contents/304df931-2ddc-4a54-894e-e0cdb03
e84a5.pdf
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Good morning everyone
you might be interested in this, which was on the Today programme this
morning:
Listen again on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7675000/7675335.stm
Or see http://pharmatimes.com/Forums/forums/p/2532/2541.aspx#2541
Or
http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/press-releases/royal-college-p
hysicians-sir-michael-rawlins-attacks-traditional-ways-assessing-evidenc
e-$1245035$365674.htm
Richard Peacock
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Richard Peacock
Clinical Librarian
Archway Healthcare Library
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Archway Campus
Highgate Hill
London N19 5LW
020 7288 3607
www.archway.ac.uk/AHL
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