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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Risks of third-generation oral contraceptives [letter]

AUTHORS

Walters DE

SOURCE

HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 1996 Nov;11(11):2565-6.

ABSTRACT

Underlying the current debate on the risks associated with use of third-generation oral contraceptives is the

inappropriate application of statistical methodology. Few published papers in the area of contraceptive research are

based on sound scientific principles. For example, inferences tend to be based on a probability value; however,

validating assumptions about the selection of the experimental material, the allocation of the treatments, the

population of interest, and the numerical procedure adopted are rarely spelled out. Many statistical inferences are

invalidated by a disregard for randomization as an essential part of objective evaluation. Carefully controlled

prospective randomized studies are being replaced by reliance on retrospective data. Finally, the involvement of the

private sector in reproductive health research raises concerns about the likelihood of disinterested objectivity.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2080-06)

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is(are) Walters DE. The source of this article is "HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 1996 Nov;11(11):2565-6.". This article

was published in 1996 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2080-06. All rights reserved

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