Dictionary for Clinical Trials

This successful dictionary clearly explains around 3000 words and short phrases commonly used when designing, running, analyzing and reporting clinical trials. An increase of 10 per cent from first edition, including reference to The Cochrane Library, and associated entries, routinely used abbreviations and some less obvious terms omitted from first edition.
This essential pocket reference guide provides an alternative to the textbooks as a quick reference tool to understand some common, and some less well–used terms, within the discipline of clinical trials.  Terms are heavily cross–referenced and this helps the reader to understand how they fit into the broad picture of clinical trials. Pocket reference dictionary containing over 3000 words and short phrases
Wide ranging, brief, pragmatic explanations of clinical trial terminology
Scope includes medical, statistical, epidemiological, ethical, regulatory and data management terminology
Extensive cross–referencing

Spis treści:
Preface to the Second Edition.
Preface to the First Edition.
The Ground Rules.
Bibliography.
A to Z entries.
Appendix 1: ICH "Efficacy′ Guidelines.
Appendix 2: Pharmaceutical Forms (or Dosage Forms).
Appendix 3: Routes of Administration.

Nota biograficzna:
Simon Day has wide experience working as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry and heading the UK regulatory authority’s statistics unit.  He has published widely on clinical trial methods as well as results from studies.  He has served on many journal editorial boards and is an Associate Editor of Statistics in Medicine.

Okładka tylna:
This successful dictionary clearly explains around 3000 words and short phrases commonly used when designing, running, analyzing and reporting clinica l trials. An increase of 10 per cent from first edition, including reference to The Cochrane Library, and associated entries, routinely used abbreviations and some less obvious terms omitted from first edition.
This essential pocket reference guide provides an alternative to the textbooks as a quick reference tool to understand some common, and some less well–used terms, within the discipline of clinical trials.  Terms are heavily cross–referenced and this helps the reader to understand how they fit into the broad picture of clinical trials. Pocket reference dictionary containing over 3000 words and short phrases
Wide ranging, brief, pragmatic explanations of clinical trial terminology
Scope includes medical, statistical, epidemiological, ethical, regulatory and data management terminology
Extensive cross–referencing