The pursuit of clinical truth: Role of epidemiology/observation studies

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1205-1210

  Spector, Reynold ^a   Vesell, Elliot S ^b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; RESERPINE; ROFECOXIB; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0033735756     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009127000004001105     Document Type: Review

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