Estimation of patient accrual rates in clinical trials based on routine data from hospital information systems

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-266

  Dugas, M ^a   Amler, S ^a   Lange, M ^b   Gerss J ^a   Breil, B ^a   Kopcke W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Hospital information system; Patient accrual rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 67650478016     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME0582     Document Type: Article

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