Using real-world evidence to complement evidence from randomized controlled trials on oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention

PLoS Medicine, vol. 21, pp. e1004449

Abstract

Mark J. R. Smeets and Suzanne C. Cannegieter discuss the use of real world data to complement data generated by clinical trials of systemic anticoagulants.

Authors 2

1. Mark J R Smeets corresponding Aachen Department of Clinical Epidemiology

   Leiden University Medical Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

2. Suzanne C. Cannegieter Aachen Department of Clinical Epidemiology Department of Internal Medicine Section Thrombosis and Hemostasis

   Leiden University Medical Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

   Department of Internal Medicine, section Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands