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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Ronald D. Barr ,
William Furlong ,
David Feeny ,
John Horsman ,
Peter Rosenbaum  and
Sheila Weitzman
Ronald D. Barr
Affiliation:
McMaster University and the Children's Hospital at Chedoke-McMaster
William Furlong
Affiliation:
McMaster University
David Feeny
Affiliation:
McMaster University
John Horsman
Affiliation:
McMaster University
Peter Rosenbaum
Affiliation:
McMaster University
Sheila Weitzman
Affiliation:
University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
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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.

Type
General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Winter 1995 , pp. 1 - 10
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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