title: A philosopher's view of the long road from RCTs to effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cartwright
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome