Mastering the design of clinical trials for older persons: The tension between external validity and feasibility

Clinical Trials in Older Adults

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 61-78

  Ferrucci, Luigi ^a   Studenski, Stephanie ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Trials; External validity; Feasibility; Geriatric syndromes; Older persons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976426634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118323434.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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