Historical data in the design and interpretation of trials with newly diagnosed patients

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-81

  Baulac, Michel ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; PLACEBO; TOPIRAMATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 30144440784     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.09.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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