Fundamentals of Clinical Trials
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- Authors
- Pocock, S. J., Friedman, L. M., Furberg, C. D., & Demets, D. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Venue
- Biometrics
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1982-09
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 873
- ISSN
- 0006-341X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4205417353
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- 66
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- 23
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- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
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- 1.50
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- journal article
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- en
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- Biometrics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Keywords
- clinical trials, clinical trial design
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