Overview
Clinical trials receive a lot of media attention; we hear or read about them almost daily in reports heralding new and promising treatments or reports raising questions about the safety or efficacy of an established treatment. The randomized trial is the foundation of evidence-based medicine and the cornerstone for comparative effectiveness research.This book is designed for budding students of clinical trials, novice researchers, and for the serious lay reader wanting to know more about the inner workings of trials, how they are reported, who and what gets studied, what to make of results, and how to shop for trials as a patient. Written with wit and charm, this guide will interest readers in way that formal, didactic texts cannot.
Full Product Details
Author: Curtis L Meinert (Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Univey, Baltimore, Maryland)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 20.80cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 13.70cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780199742967
ISBN 10: 0199742960
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 09 June 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
<br> An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials provides a solid overview of the entire clinical trial process. More importantly, it provides valuable behind the scenes information and insights into performing clinical trials that you won't get from the usual textbook. -- Kevin McCague, Novartis Pharmaceuticals<p><br>
An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials provides a solid overview of the entire clinical trial process. More importantly, it provides valuable behind the scenes information and insights into performing clinical trials that you won't get from the usual textbook. -- Kevin McCague, Novartis Pharmaceuticals <em>An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials</em> is a quick introduction to clinical trials from the perspective of an academic researcher who has distilled his thoughts over a long, distinguished career. The book is written is an easy going, to-the-point style. -- Norman M. Goldfarb, <em>Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices</em>
<br> An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials provides a solid overview of the entire clinical trial process. More importantly, it provides valuable behind the scenes information and insights into performing clinical trials that you won't get from the usual textbook. -- Kevin McCague, Novartis Pharmaceuticals<p><br> An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials is a quick introduction to clinical trials from the perspective of an academic researcher who has distilled his thoughts over a long, distinguished career. The book is written is an easy going, to-the-point style. -- <br> Norman M. Goldfarb, Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices<p><br>
Author Information
Curtis L. Meinert, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was founder of the Center for Clinical Trials and served as its director through September 2005. He was a founding member of the Society for Clinical Trials and was Editor of Controlled Clinical Trials from its inception in 1980 through 1993.
