Determining Optimal Therapy — Randomized Trials in Individual Patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 314, Issue 14, 1986, Pages 889-892

  Guyatt, Gordon ^a   Sackett, David ^a   Taylor, D Wayne ^a   Ghong, John ^a   Roberts, Robin ^a   Pugsley, Stewart ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY;

EID: 0022642575     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198604033141406     Document Type: Article

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