Pilot trials in clinical research: Of what value are they?

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1694-1696

  Loscalzo, Joseph ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials as topic; Editorials; Pilot studies; Trials

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 65349095260     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.861625     Document Type: Editorial

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