The Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Gastroenterology: The Danish Contributions from 1970 to 1994

Abstract

Lauritsen K, Christensen E. The randomized controlled clinical trial in gastroenterology: The Danish contributions from 1970 to 1994. Scand J Gastroenterol 1996;31 Suppl 216:181-98. More than 200 Danish randomized controlled clinical trials in gastroenterology published from 1970 to 1994 were retrieved by electronic media, by hand-searching relevant journals, and by direct requests to Danish gastroenterologists. With the historical perspective through a quarter of a century, these papers are outlined to provide a survey of the pieces of information that Danish gastroenterologists have contributed to the present knowledge of therapeutics. The presented randomized controlled clinical trials constitute an impressive sum of knowledge within a diversity of topics. A cautious analysis of the time pattern for the publications in addition to the contents of the reports discloses that the discipline of planning and executing relevant controlled clinical trials is now in blossom in Danish gastroenterology. Denmark Ifax: +45 65 91 74 81) Scand J Gastroenterol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by Mcgill University on 12/09/14 For personal use only. Scand J Gastroenterol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by Mcgill University on 12/09/14 For personal use only.