Philosophical controversies in the evaluation of medical treatments : With a focus on the evidential roles of randomization and mechanisms in Evidence-Based Medicine

Philosophical controversies in the evaluation of medical treatments : With a focus on the evidential roles of randomization and mechanisms in Evidence-Based Medicine

This thesis examines philosophical controversies surrounding the evaluation of medical treatments, with a focus on the evidential roles of randomised trials and mechanisms in Evidence-Based Medicine. Current 'best practice' usually involves excluding non-randomised trial evidence from syst...

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Main Author: Mebius, Alexander
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: KTH, Filosofi 2015
Subjects:
Evidence
randomized controlled trials
observational studies
systematic reviews
meta-analysis
methodology
process assessment
outcome assessment
medical care
randomization
evidence-based medicine
selection bias
philosophy of medicine
philosophy of science
mechanisms
quality of evidence
animal studies
treatment effect
causation by absence
medical technology
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