Controlled trials and risk of harm

Drug Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 961-963

  Edwards, I Ralph ^a  

^a UPPSALA MONITORING CENTRE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical trial design; Pharmacovigilance; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549112488     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200831110-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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