Bayesian design using adult data to augment pediatric trials

Clinical Trials

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-304

  Schoenfeld, David A ^a   Hui, Zheng ^a   Finkelstein, Dianne M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VARIANCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449723061     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774509339238     Document Type: Article

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