In comparing two treatments under a typical sequential clinical trial setting, a 50-50 randomization design generates reliable data for making efficient inferences about the treatment difference for the benefit of patients in the general population. However, if the treatment difference is large and
Combining the Pragmatic Attitude and the Play-the-Winner in Controlled Clinical Trials
β Scribed by J. Jamart
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0323-3847
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