Clinical trials : a methodologic perspective

Author(s)

• Piantadosi, Steven

Bibliographic Information

Clinical trials : a methodologic perspective

Steven Piantadosi

（Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics, . Applied probability and statistics）

Wiley, c1997

Note

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Bibliography: p. 536-575

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book gives the reader important accounts of basic statistical procedures used in clinical trials. It covers several areas of study, including biostatics, biomathematics, biometry and epidemiology. There is emphasis for trialists to learn good methodology while giving quality clinical treatment. Discusses and explores controversial issues such as ethics and offers pragmatic information regarding allegations of fraud or misconduct.

Table of Contents

• Preliminaries.
• Clinical Trials and Research.
• Ethical Considerations.
• Clinical Trials as Experimental Designs.
• Bias and Random Error.
• Objectives and Endpoints.
• Sample Size and Power.
• The Study Cohort.
• Treatment Allocation.
• Data--Dependent Stopping.
• Counting Patients and Events.
• Estimating Clinical Effects.
• Prognostic Factor Analyses.
• Reporting.
• Factorial Designs.
• Cross--Over Designs.
• Overviews/Meta--Analyses.
• Fraud and Misconduct.
• Data and Programs.
• Notation and Terminology.
• Comprehensive Bibliography.
• Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA31236275
• ISBN:
  • 0471163937
• LCCN: 96046311
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 590 p.
• Size: 25 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 computer disk
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 492
  • LCC : R853.C55
  • NLM : W 20.5 P581c 1997
  • DC21 : 610/.72
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Clinical trials -- Statistical methods
  • MESH : Research -- methods
  • MESH : Clinical Trials -- methods
  • MESH : Statistics -- methods
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00019013