The influence of underlying assumptions on evaluating the relative merits of concentration-controlled and dose-controlled trials

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-76

  Lledo Garcia R ^a   Hennig, S ^a   Karlsson, M O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG EVALUATION; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 67650595026     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2009.24     Document Type: Article

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