Underrepresentation of Elderly People in Randomised Controlled Trials. The Example of Trials of 4 Widely Prescribed Drugs

BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the representation of elderly people in published reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We focused on trials of 4 medications—pioglitazone, rosuvastatin, risedronate, and valsartan—frequently used by elderly patients with chronic medical conditions. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Konrat, Cécile, Boutron, Isabelle, Trinquart, Ludovic, Auleley, Guy-Robert, Ricordeau, Philippe, Ravaud, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3316581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033559

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3316581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033559

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