title: Con: some clinical research is not cost-effective--weaknesses of outcome studies.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bourne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends