Journal article
AHRQ Series Paper 4: Assessing harms when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health-Care Program
Abstract
Comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs) are systematic reviews that evaluate evidence on alternative interventions to help clinicians, policy makers, and patients make informed treatment choices. Reviews should assess harms and benefits to provide balanced assessments of alternative interventions. Identifying important harms of treatment and quantifying the magnitude of any risks require CER authors to consider a broad range of data sources, …
Authors
Chou R; Aronson N; Atkins D; Ismaila AS; Santaguida P; Smith DH; Whitlock E; Wilt TJ; Moher D
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 502–512
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.007
ISSN
0895-4356