Statistics in medicine: Pragmatic trials - Guides to better patient care?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 1685-1687

  Ware, James H ^a   Hamel, Mary Beth ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ASTHMA; BIOSTATISTICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHARMACOKINETICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 79955736485     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1103502     Document Type: Review

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