Sequential meta-analysis of past clinical trials to determine the use of a new trial

Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 644-649

  Bollen, Casper W ^a   Uiterwaal, Cuno S P M ^a   Van Vught, Adrianus J ^a   Van Der Tweel, Ingeborg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN DEATH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 33750464842     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000239658.19288.22     Document Type: Article

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