Testing treatments two : better research for better healthcare / Imogen Evans, Hazel Thornton, Iain Chalmers and Paul Glasziou ; foreword Ben Goldacre.

London : Pinter & Martin Ltd, 2011.

xxiv, 199 pages ; 22 cm

Second edition.

1. New, but is it better? -- 2. Hoped-for effects that don't materialize -- 3. More is not necessarily better -- 4. Earlier is not necessarily better -- 5. Dealing with uncertainty about the effects of treatments -- 6. Fair tests of treatments -- 7. Taking account of the play of chance -- 8. Assessing all the relevant, reliable evidence -- 9. Regulating tests of treatments: help or hindrance? -- 10. Research: the good, the bad, and unnecessary -- 11. Getting the right research done is everybody's business -- 12. So what makes for better healthcare? -- 13. Research for the right reasons: blueprint for a better future.

Includes bibliographical references and index.