Clinical trials in pulmonary hypertension: Time for a consortium

Pulmonary Circulation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 245-251

  Newman, John H ^a   Elliott, Gregory C ^b   Haworth, Glennis S ^c   Zampaglione, Edio ^d   Brar, Satjit ^e   Gibbs, Simon J ^f   Sandoval, Julio ^g  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Consortium; Federal Drug Administration; Industry; International; National Institutes of Health; Non Governmental Organization; Pharmaceutical; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934758108     PISSN: 20458932     EISSN: 20458940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.109922     Document Type: Article

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