THE FUTILITY INDEX - AN APPROACH TO THE COST-EFFECTIVE TERMINATION OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL-TRIALS

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WARE, JH
MULLER, JE
BRAUNWALD, E
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT BIOSTAT,BOSTON,MA 02115
[2] HARVARD UNIV,BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP,SCH MED,DEPT MED,DIV CARDIOVASC,BOSTON,MA 02115
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10.1016/0002-9343(85)90407-3
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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