Application of critical path analysis in clinical trials

Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 17-21

  Kumar, Amal ^a   Chakraborty, Bhaswat ^b  

^a NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Zydus Cadila Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical trial operation; critical path analysis in clinical trial; decision model in clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84955276765     PISSN: 22314040     EISSN: 09762094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2231-4040.173263     Document Type: Article

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