The database for aggregate analysis of Clinicaltrials.gov (AACT) and subsequent regrouping by clinical specialty

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Tasneem, Asba ^a   Aberle, Laura ^a   Ananth, Hari ^a   Chakraborty, Swati ^a   Chiswell, Karen ^a   McCourt, Brian J ^a   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE ANALYSIS OF CLINICALTRIALS.GOV DATABASE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MESH HEADING; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; STUDY DESIGN; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDICINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858395662     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033677     Document Type: Article

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