Internal and external validity: can you apply research study results to your patients?

Patino1,2,a, Cecilia Maria; Ferreira1,3,b, Juliana Carvalho

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562018000000164

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Internal and external validity: can you apply research study results to your patients?

Validade interna e externa: você pode aplicar resultados de pesquisa para seus pacientes?

Cecilia Maria Patino1,2,a, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira1,3,b

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562018000000164

1. Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research-MECOR-program, American Thoracic Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Montevideo, Uruguay.
2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
3. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.
a. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-2157; b. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6548-1384