Results from external studies often play an important role in many aspects of a clinical trial. Their incorporation into the decision making process of a trial, however, is rarely conducted in a formal manner. This conference will address what formal role, if any, meta-analytic summaries of external
Some problems related to the design and analysis of clinical trials
โ Scribed by Ian F. Tannock
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 904 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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