Challenges of subgroup analyses in multinational clinical trials: Experiences from the MERIT-HF trial

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 502-511

  Wedel, Hans ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   DeMets, David ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Deedwania, Prakash ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Fagerberg, Björn ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Goldstein, Sidney ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Gottlieb, Stephen ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Hjalmarson, Ake ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Kjekshus, John ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Waagstein, Finn ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Wikstrand, John ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 17944379905     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.117600     Document Type: Article

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