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Adding flexibility to clinical trial designs: an example-based guide to the practical use of adaptive designs

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Adding flexibility to clinical trial designs: an example-based guide to the practical use of adaptive designs. / Burnett, T.; Mozgunov, P.; Pallmann, P. et al.
In: BMC Medicine, Vol. 18, No. 1, 352, 19.11.2020.

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Burnett, T, Mozgunov, P, Pallmann, P, Villar, SS, Wheeler, GM & Jaki, T 2020, 'Adding flexibility to clinical trial designs: an example-based guide to the practical use of adaptive designs', BMC Medicine, vol. 18, no. 1, 352. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01808-2

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Burnett, T., Mozgunov, P., Pallmann, P., Villar, S. S., Wheeler, G. M., & Jaki, T. (2020). Adding flexibility to clinical trial designs: an example-based guide to the practical use of adaptive designs. BMC Medicine, 18(1), Article 352. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01808-2

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Burnett T, Mozgunov P, Pallmann P, Villar SS, Wheeler GM, Jaki T. Adding flexibility to clinical trial designs: an example-based guide to the practical use of adaptive designs. BMC Medicine. 2020 Nov 19;18(1):352. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01808-2

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Burnett, T. ; Mozgunov, P. ; Pallmann, P. et al. / Adding flexibility to clinical trial designs : an example-based guide to the practical use of adaptive designs. In: BMC Medicine. 2020 ; Vol. 18, No. 1.

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