The study was done by the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists Collaborationn (CTTC), which was set up in 1994 by Oxford University's clinical trials service unit, co-directed by Professor Sir Rory Collins, to answer questions about this type of drug.
The guidance, which was based on evidence from the group led by Prof Rory Collins at the clinical trials service unit at Oxford University, was questioned by the British Medical Journal, which is campaigning against the over-use of medicines and medical treatment.
Independent experts have been asked by the BMJ's editor, Dr Fiona Godlee, to advise on whether the papers should be retracted, in response to a call from Professor Rory Collins, joint head of the clinical trials service unit at Oxford University.
The year 2000 will showcase some groundbreaking developments in the telecom industry as far as technology trials, service launches and network buildouts.
Third, distinct from randomized trials, service screening is apt to be influenced by a self-selection bias.
These included studies reporting qualitative methods, quantitative and mixed method analysis of routinely collected service data, clinical trials, service evaluations, and reviews of any/all of the above, with an additional interpretative element (eg, the development of 'third order' constructs).
