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GRADEing Studies & Evidence

By | July 19th, 2012|General|

As I mentioned in my previous post, scientific studies (e.g. experimental v. observational design) have different strengths and weaknesses. Sources of evidence range from case reports at the lower end to well-designed large randomized experimental clinical studies that minimize bias.  Relying on poor quality evidence can lead to policy decisions that aren't in patients’ best interests- and it's super important [...]

The Scientific Literature Gradient

By | July 18th, 2012|General|

Medicine and public health have relied on peer-reviewed published scientific literature to help guide progress in patient treatment and public health interventions for decades- even centuries. For example, when we did the fact-finding to inform our decision about whether to add the petitioned conditions to the list of disorders that qualify for AZ medical marijuana cards- [...]