Design and implementation of clinical trials in rehabilitation research

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Hart, Tessa ^a   Bagiella, Emilia ^b  

^a MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials as topic; Rehabilitation; Research design

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84864232139     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.11.039     Document Type: Note

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