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Translation of clinical trials into clinical practice
Author(s) -
Julian D. G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01282.x
Subject(s) - ignorance , inefficiency , medicine , clinical trial , clinical practice , intensive care medicine , family medicine , epistemology , economics , philosophy , microeconomics
. The results of well‐conducted clinical trials should be translated into practice but there is good evidence that this is not happening. There are a number of reasons for this – ignorance of doctors and patients, uncertainty as to the applicability of trials to individual patients, indolence and inefficiency on the part of practitioners, and financial considerations. More attention needs to be paid to correct all these factors.