Phase III and phase IV trials: Noninvasive assessment of efficacy endpoints in vessel walls

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 8 A, 1998, Pages 67F-68F

  Levenson, Jaime ^a   Simon, Alain ^a   Dujovne, Carlos A ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b Kansas Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032560148     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00268-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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