Passive versus active follow-up to investigate the efficacy of primary prevention programs

Before general application of a primary prevention program its efficacy has to be demonstrated. For this purpose a randomized controlled trial with active or passive follow-up may be conducted. In the last 5 years, the ratio of controlled trials with passive versus those with active follow-up was 1:...

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Main Authors: Högel, Josef, Gaus, Wilhelm, Kron, Martina
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2005-04-01
Series:GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mibe/2005-1/mibe000002.shtml