Proving non-inferiority or equivalence of two treatments with dichotomous endpoints using exact methods

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-58

  Chan, Ivan S F ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BIOASSAY; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SAFETY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SIDE EFFECT; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; SOFTWARE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037280386     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0962280203sm314ra     Document Type: Review

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