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CHL 5225 H -- ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS



 

The Language of Clinical Trials



References:

  1. Piantadosi S. Clinical Trials: A Methodologic Perspective 1997; New York: John Wiley & Sons: Chapters 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 14.

  2. Pocock SJ. Clinical Trials: A Practical Approach 1983; New York: John Wiley & Sons: Chapters 1, 4, 5, 12 & 15.


Important Links:

  1. 2010 Consort Statement

  2. Consort Statement Website

  3. The International Conference on Harmonisation


Excercise:

 Search through recent issues of (i) Journal of the American Medical Association, (ii) New England Journal of Medicine, (iii) Lancet, or (iv) Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Located one or two reports of randomized clinical trials.

Read the articles and identify some of the issues we discussed today.



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