Representativeness of trial populations: an example from a trial of adenotonsillectomy in children.

Title : Representativeness of trial populations: an example from a trial of adenotonsillectomy in children

Source : PubMed
ID : 12701762
Authors : Van Den Akker EH, Rovers MM, Van Staaij BK, Hoes AW, Schilder AG
Year : 2003
Disease Category : Sleep disorder
Focused Population : Children
Priori/Posteriori : Posteriori
Single-study Generalibility? : Single
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : NHANES_T2D
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : Yes
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : Yes
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Trial participants v.s. non-participants (excluded by the trial, or eligible but non-randomized) : Yes
Real-world data sources : Not Specified
Target Population Data Type Levels : Trial
Descriptive Statistics : Yes
Test characteristics between two groups? : Yes