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The randomized controlled trial is commonly used by both epidemiologists and economists to test the effectiveness of public health interventions. Yet we have noticed differences in practice between the two disciplines. In this article, we propose that there are some underlying differences between th...
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Published in | Health policy and planning Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 699 - 701 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Oxford University Press
01.06.2018
Oxford Publishing Limited (England) |
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Summary: | The randomized controlled trial is commonly used by both epidemiologists and economists to test the effectiveness of public health interventions. Yet we have noticed differences in practice between the two disciplines. In this article, we propose that there are some underlying differences between the disciplines in the way trials are used, how they are conducted and how results from trials are reported and disseminated. We hypothesize that evidence-based public health could be strengthened by understanding these differences, harvesting best-practice across the disciplines and breaking down communication barriers between economists and epidemiologists who conduct trials of public health interventions.
La prueba controlada aleatorizada es comúnmente usada por epidemiólogos y economistas para probar la efectividad de las intervenciones de salud pública. Sin embargo, hemos notado diferencias en la práctica entre las dos disciplinas. En este artículo, proponemos que hay algunas diferencias subyacentes entre las disciplinas en la forma en que se usan las pruebas, la forma en que se llevan a cabo y cómo los resultados de las pruebas son presentados y difundidos. Nuestra hipótesis es que la salud pública basada en la evidencia podría reforzarse mediante la comprensión de estas diferencias, entendiendo las mejores prácticas en ambas disciplinas y rompiendo las barreras de comunicación entre economistas y epidemiólogos que llevan a cabo las pruebas de intervenciones de salud pública. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Commentary-1 |
ISSN: | 0268-1080 1460-2237 |
DOI: | 10.1093/heapol/czy026 |