Textbook of clinical trials / / edited by David Machin [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143642203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-280-54156-3; 1-280-73871-5; 0-470-01015-0; 9786610541560; 0-470-01014-2; 9786610738717; 0-470-01016-9; 0-470-02024-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (430 p.)
• Disciplina: 610/.72/4
• Soggetti: Clinical trials; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Textbook of Clinical Trials; Contents; Contributors; Preface; INTRODUCTION; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR; DENTISTRY AND MAXILLO-FACIAL; DERMATOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESPIRATORY; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive volume on clinical trials that covers all important disease and therapeutic areas together with methodologies, phase I/II/III studies and other issues.The volume catalogues the impact of clinical trials on the practice of medicine and discusses the developments and practice of medical statistics. Cancer, cardiovascular disease, dermatological, dental, mental, ophthalmic health, gynaecology and respiratory diseases are all discussed in separate chapters, with discussions on outcome measures, competing risks and statistical models given for each therapy area.I