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Author Hackshaw, Allan K.

Title A concise guide to clinical trials / Allan Hackshaw
Published Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2009
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 215 pages) : illustrations
Contents A Concise Guide to Clinical Trials; Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1 Fundamental concepts; 2 Types of outcome measures and understanding them; 3 Design and analysis of phase I trials; 4 Design and analysis of phase II trials; 5 Design of phase III trials; 6 Randomisation; 7 Analysis and interpretation of phase III trials; 8 Systematic reviews and meta-analyses; 9 Health-related quality of life and health economic evaluation; 10 Setting up, conducting and reporting trials; 11 Regulations and guidelines; Reading list; Statistical formulae for calculating some 95% confidence intervals; Index
Summary Clinical trials have revolutionized the way disease is prevented, detected and treated, and early death avoided, and they continue to be an expanding area of research. They are central to the work of pharmaceutical companies, and there are many academic and public sector organizations that conduct trials on a wide variety of interventions, including drugs, devices, surgical techniques, and changes in behaviour and lifestyle. A Concise Guide to Clinical Trials provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of the design, conduct and analysis of trials. It requires no prior knowledge on the
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Clinical trials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Clinical Trials as Topic
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Alternative Therapies.
MEDICAL -- Healing.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healing.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Healing -- General.
Clinical trials
Onderzoek.
Geneeskunde.
Evidence-based practice.
Klinisk prövning -- handböcker, manualer, etc.
Forskningsmetodik.
Genre/Form Handbooks, manuals, etc
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
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