It Is Time to Develop Appropriate Tools for Assessing Minimal Clinically Important Differences, Performance Bias and Quality of Evidence in Reviews of Behavioral Interventions

Sean Grant, Eric R. Pedersen, Karen Chan Osilla, Magdalena Kulesza, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

ResearchPosted on rand.org Sep 14, 2016Published in: Addiction, v. 111, no. 9, Commentary, Sep. 2016, p. 1533-1535

This commentary argues that the time has come to define minimally important clinical differences in alcohol intervention research that reflect the perspectives and values of various stakeholders in the field.

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  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2016
  • Pages: 3
  • Document Number: EP-66621

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