The importance of the study design: from the case report to the randomised controlled clinical trial.
This section presents concise educational articles for practising dentists. The series aims to educate practitioners regarding statistics and methods of conducting and interpreting research.
Glenny
Anne-Marie
AM
Cochrane Oral Health Group, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. a.glenny@manchester.ac.uk
Nieri
Michele
M
Worthington
Helen
H
Espostio
Marco
M
D003792:Dental Records; D018865:Dental Research / Q000145:classification*; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards