When Averages Hide Individual Differences in Clinical Trials.
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| Title: | When Averages Hide Individual Differences in Clinical Trials. |
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| Authors: | Kent, David1,2 dkent1@tufts-nemc.org, Hayward, Rodney3,4 |
| Source: | American Scientist. Jan/Feb2007, Vol. 95 Issue 1, p60-68. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Clinical trials, Disease risk factors, Clinical medicine research, Medical research, Medical experimentation on humans |
| Abstract: | The authors argue that analyzing the results of clinical trials to expose individual patients' could yield more detailed information doctors need to make better treatment decisions. They believe that to be truly useful, clinical trials must routinely include analyses that combine risk factors into risk scores or indices. |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
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| Abstract: | The authors argue that analyzing the results of clinical trials to expose individual patients' could yield more detailed information doctors need to make better treatment decisions. They believe that to be truly useful, clinical trials must routinely include analyses that combine risk factors into risk scores or indices. |
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| ISSN: | 00030996 |
| DOI: | 10.1511/2007.63.60 |
