General practice-based clinical trials in Germany - a problem analysis.

  • Eva Hummers-Pradier
  • Jutta Bleidorn
  • Guido Schmiemann
  • Stefanie Joos
  • Annette Becker
  • Attila Altiner
  • Jean-François Chenot
  • Martin Scherer

Abstract

In Germany, clinical trials and comparative effectiveness studies in primary care are still very rare, while their usefulness has been recognised in many other countries. A network of researchers from German academic general practice has explored the reasons for this discrepancy.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
ISSN1745-6215
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 23136890