It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data: a response to Eccle's criticism of the OFF theory of research utilization
Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyPublished 29 January 2005
Atle Fretheim, Signe Flottorp, Andrew D Oxman
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How should we interpret the results of an intervention trial? To what extent can the findings be applied to people not included in the trial or to interventions that are similar but not identical to what was evaluated?
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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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