Binary outcomes are not better than continuous variables in randomized controlled trials

J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Jan;134(1):267-268. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.256. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Authors

Jan Kottner¹, David L Streiner²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 23756708
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.256

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Publication types

Letter
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MeSH terms

Dermatology*
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
Research Design*
Skin Diseases / therapy*