Statistical Methods In Clinical Trials,Validity Analysis And Evidence Based Medicine & Meta-Analysis
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(A) PRINCIPLES & STATISTICAL METHODS IN CLINICAL TRIALS CLINICAL TRIALS The drug characteristics are generally assessed through animal experiments or laboratory tests before they are recommended for use . But, however successful these experiments may turn to be ,the drug ultimately has to be tried on human beings to assess their efficacy as compared to the existing lines of treatment ,their side effects and dosages. Such trials are called CLINICAL TRIALS.In a clinical trial the effect of exposure / intervention on the outcome on a group of subjects is studied :
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تاریخ انتشار 2014