Completion rates and feasibility of outcome measures: Experience in a multicenter clinical trial of systemic hypothermia for severe head injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 685-692

  Scheibel, Randall S ^a,c   Levin, Harvey S ^a   Clifton, Guy L ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Transitional Learning Community   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Completion rates; Head injury; Hypothermia; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031684888     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1998.15.685     Document Type: Article

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