Book description
A thoroughly updated new edition of the essential reference on the
design, practice, and analysis of clinical trials
Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations,
Second Edition presents clear, precise, meticulously detailed
entries on all aspects of modern-day clinical trials. Written
and compiled by one of the world's leading clinical trialists, this
comprehensive volume incorporates areas of medicine, statistics,
epidemiology, computer science, and bioethics-providing a treasure
trove of key terms and ideas.
This new edition continues to supply readers with the A-Z terminology
needed to design, conduct, and analyze trials, introducing a
vocabulary for the characterization and description of related
features and activities. More than 300 new entries are now included,
reflecting the current usage practices and conventions in the field,
along with usage notes with recommendations on when to use the term in
question. Detailed biographical notes highlight prominent historical
figures and institutions in the field, and an extensive bibliography
has been updated to provide readers with additional resources for
further study.
The most up-to-date work of its kind, Clinical Trials Dictionary,
Second Edition is an essential reference for anyone who needs to
report on, index, analyze, or assess the scientific strength
and validity of clinical trials.
CURTIS L. MEINERT, PhD, is Professor in the Departments of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, where he served as founder of the Johns Hopkins
Center for Clinical Trials. He is a Fellow of the American College of
Epidemiology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
the American Heart Association, and the Society for Clinical Trials.
Dr. Meinert has focused his research on the methodological issues in
clinical trials, including their design, conduct, policy, and
practice. He is the author of Clinical Trials Handbook: Design and
Conduct (Wiley).
