Bayesian analysis: Using prior information to interpret the results of clinical trials

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 318, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 1605-1606

  Quintana, Melanie ^a   Viele, Kert ^a   Lewis, Roger J ^a,b,c,d  

^a BERRY CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING BIAS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 85032477636     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.15574     Document Type: Short Survey

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