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Evaluating Treatments for Childhood Cancer: A...

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

Abstract

An 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 RD; Furlong W; Feeny D; Horsman J; Rosenbaum P; Weitzman S

Journal

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1–10

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

January 1, 1995

DOI

10.1017/s0266462300005213

ISSN

0266-4623

Associated Experts

David Feeny

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Social Sciences

Ronald Duncan Barr

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health services and systems 42 Health Sciences 4608 Human-centred computing

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adolescent Antineoplastic Agents Child Child, Preschool Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Kidney Neoplasms Neuroblastoma Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Review Literature as Topic Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Wilms Tumor

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