A unified theory for sequential clinical trials

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 17-18, 1999, Pages 2271-2286

  Whitehead, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0033619169     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19990915/30)18:17/18<2271::aid-sim254>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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