The randomized clinical trial is the gold standard methodology for evaluating treatment interventions. The randomized trial is a prospective experimental study, the embodiment of the scientific method applied to the clinic. Both organizational and ethical considerations encourage the use of formal c
Toward the harmonization of immune monitoring in clinical trials: Quo vadis?
โ Scribed by C. M. Britten; S. Janetzki; S. H. van der Burg; C. Gouttefangeas; A. Hoos
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7004
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