TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 13. Challenges of Observational Designs A1 - Vock, David M. A2 - Lopes, Renato D. A2 - Harrington, Robert A. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - Understanding Clinical Research AB - Although randomized controlled experiments remain the gold standard for medical research, observational studies—studies in which the researcher does not assign or alter any factor of interest—still play an important role. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57836530 ER -