Abstract
The analysis of patient selection in clinical trials showed that a minority of centres accounted for most of the patients recruited. Those are not only the most productive (more patients randomized) but also the more efficient (better quality of screening process).
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MedicineRandomized controlled trialRandomizationPlaceboPhysical therapyInternal medicineAlternative medicinePathology
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Publication Info
- Year
- 1998
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 521-3
- Citations
- 2
- Access
- Closed
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R Dal-Ré,
Raquel Ortega,
J M Ramos Espada
(1998).
[Efficiency of investigators in recruitment of patients for clinical trials: apropos of a multinational study]..
PubMed
, 110
(14)
, 521-3.