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  Vol. 271 No. 4, January 26, 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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What Is Necessary for Proof? Is 95% Sure Unrealistic?

Robert L. Wears, MD, MS
University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville

JAMA. 1994;271(4):272.

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To the Editor.

—The discussion by Dr Eddy1 of what is needed for evidence to be "sufficient" when evaluating medical treatments deserves further exploration. Even if we can agree on appropriate end points, study designs, and use of expert knowledge, the question of how certain we must be that treatment A is beneficial compared with treatment B is still . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]



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