IMED2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lumpectomy, Health Technology, Mastectomy
25 Mar 2020
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What can we evaluate with rcts: drugs, surgery, health technology, health promotion programs, public policy, examples, st john"s wort, aspirin post heart attack, reducing high sugar drinks at schools, filtration of water supplies. Entry and exclusion criteria for study participation are carefully developed: can decrease the _____ validity. Local newspapers, radio, flyers, street drama and shows: pts with stis referred, enrolled participants given incentives to recruit for initial screening and incentives for follow-up. Local youth organization visits: enrolment feb 2002-september 2005. Inclusion and exclusion criteria p644: flow chart page 647. What would influence who would get surgery: used to eliminate selection bias. Male circumcision for hiv prevention in young men in kismu, kenya: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 369: 643-56: what was the intervention, the comparison group", what outcome are the researchers comparing between the groups, casp2: Who was blind: patients, clinicians, personal for follow-up, nurse counsellors testing and questionnaire, genital examination, data analysts, placebo not possible.
