Minimization in interventional trials: Great value but residual vulnerability

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-9

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Farewell, Vern ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 82255179351     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.07.005     Document Type: Note

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