Application of External Review for Subject Selection in a Schizophrenia Trial

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 825-826

  Targum, Steven D ^a   Little, Jessica A ^a   Lopez, Enrique ^a   DeMartinis, Nick ^a   Rapaport, Mark ^a   Ereshefsky, Larry ^a  

^a Clintara LLC   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL VALIDATION INVENTORY FOR STUDY ADMISSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOCUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 84862296048     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318248da90     Document Type: Letter

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