{"product_id":"non-random-reflections-isbn-9780727911513","title":"Non-Random Reflections","description":"Leading researchers in health care write about Archie Cochrane and his work, examining the legacy he left in research methods that have begun to revolutionise policy making and the delivery of health care today. Includes chapters on epidemiology, effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and evolution Contributors vii \u003cp\u003eForeword xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory reminiscences 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchie Cochrane's legacy: an American perspective 3 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKerr L White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA reminiscence of Archie Cochrane 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Doll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchie Cochrane: an appreciation 11 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDick Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchie and the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust 14 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGordon McLachlan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e``What have Communism and Catholicism against randomised controlled trials?'' 18 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndre Rougemont, Etienne Guberan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome reactions to Effectiveness and Efficiency 21 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHugh F Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Epidemiology 29 Response rates in south Wales 1950--96: changing requirements for mass participation in human research 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian Tudor Hart, George Davey Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCochrane and the benefits of wine 58 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Doll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe epidemiology of asthma 75 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Burr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Effectiveness 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo what's so special about randomisation? 93 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJos Kleijnen, Peter Gøtzsche, Regina A Kunz, Andy D Oxman, Iain Chalmers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCochrane and the benefits of aspirin 107 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Elwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial work: beyond control? 122 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeraldine Macdonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Efficiency 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth economics: has it fulfilled its potential? 149 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Maynard, Trevor A Sheldon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Equity 167\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond effectiveness and efficiency...lies equality! 169 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquitable distribution of the risks and benefits associated with medical innovations 184 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Silverman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Evolution 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarge-scale randomised evidence: trials and overviews 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRory Collins, Richard Peto, Richard Gray, Sarah Parish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cochrane Collaboration 231 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIain Chalmers, David Sackett, Chris Silagy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving the reporting of randomised controlled trials 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Moher, Jesse Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring lay perspectives on questions of effectiveness 272 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSandy Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCochrane's obituary 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 295\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlan Keith Maynard was a British health economist. Born in Bebington, Maynard studied at the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and York. After a stint at the University of Exeter, he was appointed to the University of York in 1971. Iain Chalmers is the editor of Non-Random Reflections: On Health Services Research: On the 25th Anniversary of Archie Cochrane's Effectiveness and Efficiency, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989694365925,"sku":"NP9780727911513","price":95.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780727911513.jpg?v=1761785133","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/non-random-reflections-isbn-9780727911513","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}