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Open Access
01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
Development of core outcome set for pediatric health conditions: a systematic review
Authors:
Mufiza Kapadia, Winnie Chan, Thivia Jegathesan, Martin Offringa
Published in:
Trials
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Standardized selection of outcomes has been advocated to allow comparison and syntheses of clinical trials’ results in systematic reviews and to avoid outcome selection bias. As health outcomes in children are different from adults, the methodology behind selecting and measuring outcomes should be valid, responsive and feasible for pediatric research. Core Outcome Sets (COS) are a new opportunity to attain these criteria. …