Canadian-led capacity-building in biostatistics and methodology in cardiovascular and diabetes trials: The CANNeCTIN Biostatistics and Methodological Innovation Working Group

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Thabane, Lehana ^a,b,c,d   Wells, George ^e   Cook, Richard ^f   Platt, Robert ^g   Pogue, Janice ^d   Pullenayegum, Eleanor ^a,b,c   Matthews, David ^f   McCready, Tara ^d   Devereaux, Philip J ^a,d   Cairns, John A ^h   Yusuf, Salim ^a,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTATISTICS; CANADIAN NETWORK AND CENTER FOR TRIALS INTERNATIONALLY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; VIDEOCONFERENCING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOSTATISTICS; CANADA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MENTORS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 79951563745     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-48     Document Type: Note

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