Not Signed In - Doubts Over Studies Raise Serious Implications For Patients, Doctors Warn In BMJ
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 AM EST
... Doubts over three influential head injury studies mean that patients are receiving treatment that may be unsound, warn doctors in the BMJ.Professor Ian Roberts and colleagues describe the worrying story of Dr Julio Cruz, a neurosurgeon who published three trials on the use of the drug mannitol for head injuries between 2001 and 2004. [click link for full article] ...
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