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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816000103321

Autore

Everitt Brian

Titolo

Statistical aspects of the design and analysis of clinical trials [[electronic resource] /] / Brian S. Everitt, Andrew Pickles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

River Edge, NJ, : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., 2004

ISBN

1-281-86650-4

9786611866501

1-86094-544-9

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PicklesAndrew

Disciplina

615.10727

Soggetti

Clinical trials - Statistical methods

Clinical medicine - Research

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 (p. 303-319) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An introduction to clinical trials -- Treatment allocation, the size of trials and reporting results -- Monitoring trial progress: outcome measures, compliance, dropouts and interim analyses -- Basic analyses of clinical trials, the generalized linear model and the economic evaluation of trials -- Simple approaches to the analysis of longitudinal data from clinical trials -- Multivariate normal regression models for longitudinal data from clinical trials -- Models for non-normal longitudinal data from clinical trials -- Survival analysis -- Bayesian methods longitudinal data -- Meta-analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

Fully updated, this revised edition describes the statistical aspects of both the design and analysis of trials, with particular emphasis on the more recent methods of analysis.About 8000 clinical trials are undertaken annually in all areas of medicine, from the treatment of acne to the prevention of cancer.