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Biostatistics in Clinical Trials

Theodore Colton editor Carol K Redmond editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc

Published:14th Mar '01

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The second volume in the Wiley reference series in Biostatistics.
Featuring articles from the prestigious Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, many of which have been fully revised and updated to include recent developments, Biostatistics in Clinical Trials also includes up to 25% newly commissioned material reflecting the latest thinking in:

  • Bayesian methods
  • Benefit/risk assessment
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Ethics
  • Fraud

With exceptional contributions from leading experts in academia, government and industry, Biostatistics in Clinical Trials has been designed to complement existing texts by providing extensive, up-to-date coverage and introducing the reader to the research literature.
Offering comprehensive coverage of all aspects of clinical trials Biostatistics in Clinical Trials:

  • Includes concise definitions and introductions to numerous concepts found in current literature
  • Discusses the software and textbooks available
  • Uses extensive cross-references helping to facilitate further research and enabling the reader to locate definitions and related concepts

Biostatistics in Clinical Trials offers both academics and practitioners from various disciplines and settings, such as universities, the pharmaceutical industry and clinical research organisations, up-to-date information as well as references to assist professionals involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials.

"Every professional statistician should have this well written and well composed book in his/her collection." (Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, September 2005)

"...strongly recommended as a reference for an overview of biostatistics in clinical trials..." (Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Vol.12, No.4, 2003)

"highly informative and useful book" (Journal of Tropical Paediatrics, February 2002)

"This highly informative and readable book is part of the Wiley Reference Series in Biostatistics. This book will be a useful tool for generating the required evidence and is a handy reference for the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of clinical trials." (Journal of Tropical Pediatricstrics)

"...a valuable reference and an excellent resource to add to classroom and other teaching tools..." (Oncology, Vol.63, No.1, 2002) 

ISBN: 9780471822110

Dimensions: 253mm x 193mm x 37mm

Weight: 1266g

528 pages