Klin Farmakol Farm. 2006;20(2):111-113
How to write an article for a prestigious international journal: A sample publication by British authors
- 1 Katedra radiologie a toxikologie, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Medipont, s.r.o., České Budějovice
- 2 Oddělení klinické farmakologie
- 3 Jihočeská univerzita, Fakulta zdravotně sociální
- 4 Katedra informačních systémů, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Parachutes are widely used to prevent death and major injury after gravitational challenge. Parachute use is associated with adverse effects due to failure of the intervention and iatrogenic injury. Studies of free fall do not show 100% mortality. No randomised controlled trials of parachute use have been undertaken. The basis for parachute use is purely empiric, observational, and its apparent efficacy could potentially be explained by a “healthy cohort” effect. Individuals who insist that all interventions need to be validated by a randomised controlled trial need to come down to earth with a heavy bump.
Keywords: parachute, effectiveness, randomised clinical trials, gravitational challenge, meta-analysis
Published: September 1, 2006 Show citation
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