Adding non-randomised studies to a Cochrane review brings complementary information for healthcare stakeholders: an augmented systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background To reduce the burden of asthma, chronic disease management (CDM) programmes have been widely implemented and evaluated. Reviews including randomised controlled trials (RCTs) suggest that CDM programmes for asthma are effective. Other study designs are however often used for pragm...

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Main Authors: Chantal Arditi, Bernard Burnand, Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-016-1816-5