The James Lind Library
The James Lind Library contains primary and secondary sources about our understanding of research methods in evaluating the effects of treatments.
Find records and articles about LindJames Lind was a pioneer of evidence-based research
Find out how Lind conducted the first controlled trial, in an effort to understand the best way to treat scurvy.
Find records and articles about LindThe Atlas of Materia Medica (11th Century)
A medieval Chinese text, the Ben Cao Tu Jing (“Atlas of Material Medica”) provides a comparative evaluation of the effect of ginseng on the speed a man could run.
Learn moreFeature: John Haygarth (1800)
At the end of the 18th century, John Haygarth, an English physician, did placebo controlled trials to test the therapeutic claims made by Elisha Perkins for his ‘metallic tractors’.
Read Haygarth's accountFeature: Publication Bias (1992)
Kay Dickersin et al were amongst the first to recognize how under-reporting of research introduced bias into the literature.
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