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Estimating the External Validity of Randomized Controlled Trials: A Comparison of Morbidity and Mortality Between an RCT and an Observational Study in Botswana

2021-02-09

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<h4>Background: </h4> The external validity of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) refers to the extent to which the results of the RCT apply to the non-trial population. External validity of RCTs is impacted by the representativeness of the population enrolled and differences in the standard of care between the trial and non-trial setting. In spite of these concerns that have been historically acknowledged, ext...

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Literature Corpus work: 354fd640-49db-5f35-95c7-4eedc8078246
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-220131/v1

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