Developing improved observational methods for evaluating therapeutic effectiveness

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 630-638

  Horwitz, Ralph I ^a   Viscoli, Catherine M ^a   Clemens, John D ^b   Sadock, Robert T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART INFARCTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0024996645     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(90)90182-D     Document Type: Article

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