Clinical research databases and clinical decision making in chronic diseases

Hormone Research

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 50-57

  Kahn, Michael G ^a,b  

^a Rodeer Systems Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Clinical databases; Data visualization

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

CANCER THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033042485     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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