Dichotomization of primary outcomes serves external validity

J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Jan;134(1):266-267. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.258. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Authors

Alain Dupuy¹, Dany Nassar²

Affiliations

¹ UFR de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Pharmaco-Epidemiology Unit, INSERM EA0203, Rennes, France; Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rennes, France. Electronic address: alain.dupuy@chu-rennes.fr.
² INSERM_U938, Centre de Recherche Saint Antoine, Paris, France.

PMID: 23756709
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.258

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Dermatology*
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
Research Design*
Skin Diseases / therapy*