Designing clinical trials in older people

Maturitas

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-341

  Carroll, C B ^a   Zajicek, J P ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial design; Elderly; Recruitment; Retention; Trial analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; DEATH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79953048810     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.02.002     Document Type: Review

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