Open AccessPragmatic Trials for Noncommunicable Diseases: Relieving Constraints
Author(s) -
Anushka Patel,
Ruth Webster
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001986
Subject(s) - alternative medicine , medicine , clinical trial , psychological intervention , drug trial , medline , drug approval , editorial board , family medicine , intensive care medicine , drug , pharmacology , political science , psychiatry , pathology , computer science , library science , law
In this month's editorial, PLOS Medicine Editorial Board member Anushka Patel and Ruth Webster discuss how applying rules for drug efficacy trials can impede pragmatic trials of interventions for noncommunicable diseases.