Statistical Problems in the Reporting of Clinical Trials

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 317, Issue 7, 1987, Pages 426-432

  Pocock, Stuart J ^a   Hughes, Michael D ^a   Lee, Robert J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0023216759     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198708133170706     Document Type: Article

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