A concise to clinical trials / Allan Hackshaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hackshaw, Allan K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical trials--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Clinical trials.

Clinical medicine--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Clinical medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clinical trials have revolutionized the way disease is prevented, detected and treated, and early death avoided, and they continue to be an expanding area of research. They are central to the work of pharmaceutical companies, and there are many academic and public sector organizations that conduct trials on a wide variety of interventions, including drugs, devices, surgical techniques, and changes in behaviour and lifestyle. A Concise Guide to Clinical Trials provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-read overview of the design, conduct and analysis of trials. It requires no prior

Contents:

A Concise Guide to Clinical Trials; Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1 Fundamental concepts; 2 Types of outcome measures and understanding them; 3 Design and analysis of phase I trials; 4 Design and analysis of phase II trials; 5 Design of phase III trials; 6 Randomisation; 7 Analysis and interpretation of phase III trials; 8 Systematic reviews and meta-analyses; 9 Health-related quality of life and health economic evaluation; 10 Setting up, conducting and reporting trials; 11 Regulations and guidelines; Reading list; Statistical formulae for calculating some 95% confidence intervals; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612139598

9781444356663

1444356666

9781282139596

1282139592

9781444311723

1444311727

9781444311716

1444311719

OCLC:

352829993