Evaluating Treatments for Childhood Cancer: A Process for Critical Appraisal of the Literature and a Summary of the Results Journal Articles

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abstract

AbstractAn overview of published studies on three common cancers in childhood was conducted to estimate the effectiveness and consequences of treatment. Of 1,016 separate citations, 316 were reviewed in detail but only 162 were deemed to be “useful.” An approach to a structured appraisal of the literature is presented.

authors

Barr, Ronald Duncan
Furlong, William
Feeny, David
Horsman, John
Rosenbaum, Peter Leon
Weitzman, Sheila

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published

publication date

1995

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1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
1402 Applied Economics (FoR)
Adolescent (MeSH)
Antineoplastic Agents (MeSH)
Child (MeSH)
Child, Preschool (MeSH)
Health Policy & Services (Science Metrix)
Humans (MeSH)
Infant (MeSH)
Infant, Newborn (MeSH)
Kidney Neoplasms (MeSH)
Neuroblastoma (MeSH)
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (MeSH)
Review Literature as Topic (MeSH)
Survival Analysis (MeSH)
Treatment Outcome (MeSH)
Wilms Tumor (MeSH)

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care Journal