Does anybody have access to the New England Journal of Medicine? If so, would that person be willing to help me getting this article:

N Engl J Med. 1977 Mar 31,296(13):716-21.
Foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis for health and medical practices.
Weinstein MC, Stason WB.

I know it's old, but in this case it's still crucial :)

Thanks!

Not even remotely similar... contemplate all you like, but 4 degrees and a certificate by the age of 29 is a hell of an achievement and it's definitely worth a sh*tload of respect! There will be jobs out there that fit your interests, and with a profile like yours (degrees and good work experience)... ever thought of starting your own practice part-time?

if you PM me your email address I can mail you some... got a few on lab animal science that have flaws in design...

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The PM systems seems to be down, I'm getting a http error message.

Edit: problem fixed, please close/delete thread. Thank you!

Fingers crossed during the weekend then!

I personally always try to publish open access, because I believe knowledge should be shared. In my field of research, laboratory animal science, it is regarded highly unethical not to share all your data, since it will lead to the unnecessary use of more animals because experiments have to be repeated. Open access enables me to present all data etc to everyone interested, thus avoiding this ethical problem. Furthermore, I do not mind sharing, as we can all benefit and other people might find new knowledge in my results.

Your assumption is therefore completely incorrect!

Hi Kikuka.

I've got an example from my MSc dissertation on search strategies for systematic reviews. PM me your email address if you're interested.

Regards

Oh but they are so relevant... since the real world is a not-so-equal opportunities environment...

What's your field of research Ephiny?

biology rules! Although my project is more biochemistry based... still "bio" though 8-)

I'm new too, started a PhD in Applied Biology - Animal Science two weeks ago :)

Andy Fields is my hero :-) Not just for the content of his big bad SPSS book, but also because it is heavy enough for someone to be seriously hurt should I be tempted to throw it at them after the 100th failure of getting my stats right :-s

Congratulations! Must be a sweet feeling :)

As I have been in biomedical science and my MSc dissertation was about Systematic Review MEthodology, I'd say there is no point is conducting a SR when you decide to exclude valid studies... it then becomes a narrative review, albeit a thorough one. However, I've been indoctrinated when it comes to SRs and therefore biased (hehe, sounds odd in context...).

I'd put them in the SR, but that's just me. :$

as do I