title: Why most randomized controlled trials are irrelevant: And why yours will not be.
authors.affiliation: Family physician with the Wise Elephant Family Health Team in Brampton, Ont, and the Shelter Health Network in Hamilton, Ont; Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton; and a researcher with the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine at Western University in London, Ont.
authors.forename: Archna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Research Associate-Manager of the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Social Sciences, at Western University.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thorpe
authors.affiliation: Director of the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University.
authors.forename: Merrick
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zwarenstein
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design