A behavioral bayes method for determining the size of a clinical trial

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 355-363

  Gittins, John ^a   Pezeshk, Hamid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Expected net benefit; Fully Bayesian approach; Regulatory authority; Sample size determination

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034039532     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286150003400204     Document Type: Review

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