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D. Grimes and K. Schultz have published in Lancet a series of articles on epidemiology. As of May 2002, there are 11 articles in the series. I'm not sure if there will be more, but here they are....

Number Date of publicationFile  
Article Title
Article 1 2002 Jan 5 LancetEpi-01.pdf (91kb)
An overview of clinical research: the lay of the land
Article 2 2002 Jan 12 LancetEpi-02.pdf (533kb)
Descriptive studies: what they can and cannot do
Article 3 2002 Jan 19 LancetEpi-03.pdf (87kb)
Bias and causal associations in observational research
Article 4 2002 Jan 26 LancetEpi-04.pdf (417kb)
Cohort studies: marching towards outcomes
Article 5 2002 Feb 2 LancetEpi-05.pdf (83kb)
Case-control studies: research in reverse
Article 6 2002 Feb 9 LancetEpi-06.pdf (80kb)
Generation of allocation sequences in randomised trials: chance, not choice
Article 7 2002 Feb 16 LancetEpi-07.pdf (652kb)
Allocation concealment in randomised trials: defending against deciphering
Article 8 2002 Feb 23 LancetEpi-08.pdf (152kb)
Blinding in randomised trials: hiding who got what
Article 9 2002 Mar 2 LancetEpi-09.pdf (85kb)
Sample size slippages in randomised trials: exclusions and the lost and wayward
Article 10 2002 Mar 9 LancetEpi-10.pdf (82kb)
Uses and abuses of screening tests
Article 11 2002 Mar 16 LancetEpi-11.pdf (82kb)
Unequal group sizes in randomised trials: guarding against guessing
 




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