Design and conduct of clinical trials in osteoarthritis: Preliminary recommendations from a Task Force of the Osteoarthritis Research Society

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 792-794

  Hochberg, Marc C ^a,e   Altman, Roy D ^b   Brandt, Kenneth D ^c   Moskowitz, Roland W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Osteoarthritis; Outcome and process assessment; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0030950974     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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