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How relevant is the evidence-based process to orthodontics
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How relevant is the evidence-based process to orthodontics

  • Bill Shaw1 

Evidence-Based Dentistry volume 2, pages 7–8 (2000)Cite this article

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There is now a vast amount of empirical research, some of it quite old, to show that non-controlled studies are much more likely to reach a distorted or inflated view of effectiveness.

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Shaw, B. How relevant is the evidence-based process to orthodontics. Evid Based Dent 2, 7–8 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6400004

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  • Published: 17 July 2000

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