Group sequential monitoring of multi-armed clinical trials

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 479-486

  Geller, Nancy L ^a   Proschan, Michael A ^a   Follmann, Dean A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group sequential monitoring; Multi armed clinical trials

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033042771     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159903300219     Document Type: Review

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