Changes in study design, gender issues, and other characteristics of clinical research published in three major medical journals from 1971 to 1991
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 January 1995
Mary McGrae McDermott, F. Lefèvre, Joe Feinglass, Douglas Reifler, Nancy C. Dolan, Steven Potts
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The hypothesis that exclusion of women from clinical research studies is an important contributor to the paucity of data concerning women’s health is supported.
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Several important changes in clinical research studies published in JAMA, Lancet, and NEJM have taken place between 1971 and 1991. Clinical trials have increased in frequency, largely replacing studies containing ten or fewer subjects. Health services research has increased in prevalence, reflecting growing interest in studies addressing the delivery of health care. Our data support the hypothesis that exclusion of women from clinical research studies is an important contributor to the paucity of data concerning women's health.
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