title: Composite outcomes can distort the nature and magnitude of treatment benefits in clinical trials.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferreira-Gonzalez
authors.forename: Gaieta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Permanyer-Miralda
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Devereaux
authors.forename: Gordon H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Guyatt
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alonso-Coello
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Montori
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome