John N S Matthews

Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the important role that statistical methods play in the analysis of the data collected as well as in the overall clinical trial process, Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials provides a concise and accessible introduction to clinical trials. This second edition features new and updated references, examples, exercises, and material on binary outcomes and survival analysis. It features numerous real examples taken from The Lancet, includes exercises at the end of the chapter, and offers solutions in an appendix. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the author uses Minitab and R software throughout the text for implementing the methods presented.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781584886242
• ISBN-10: 1584886242
• Artikelnr.: 22236954

Autorenporträt

John N.S. Matthews

Inhaltsangabe

What is a Randomized Controlled Trial? Bias. How Many Patients Do I Need?
Methods of Allocation. Assessment, Blinding and Placebos. Analysis of
Results. Further Analysis: Binary and Survival Data. Monitoring
Accumulating Data. Subgroups and Multiple Outcomes. Protocols and Protocol
Deviations. Some Special Designs: Crossovers, Equivalence and Clusters.
Meta-Analyses of Clinical Trials. Further Reading. Solutions to Exercises.
References.