title: Medical research: Trial unpredictability yields predictable therapy gains.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. bdjulbeg@health.usf.edu
authors: Benjamin
authors: B
authors: Djulbegovic
authors: Ambuj
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Glasziou
authors: Branko
authors: B
authors: Miladinovic
authors: Iain
authors: I
authors: Chalmers
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057212:Therapeutic Equipoise; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035501:Uncertainty
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