Postrandomization Dropouts and Other Issues Threaten Validity of Trial Results of Antioxidants in Chronic Pancreatitis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 391-392

  Romagnuolo, Joseph ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CODEINE; HYDROMORPHONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

CELIAC PLEXUS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VALIDITY;

EID: 67649200335     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.01.077     Document Type: Letter

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