What counts as reliable evidence for public health policy: the case of circumcision for preventing HIV infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is an ongoing controversy over the relative merits of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized observational studies in assessing efficacy and guiding policy. In this paper we examine male circumcision to prevent...

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Main Authors: Miller Franklin G, Lie Reidar K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/34