Author : A. John Petkau
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Sequential Medical Trials for Comparing an Experimental with a Standard Treatment by : A. John Petkau
Download or read book Sequential Medical Trials for Comparing an Experimental with a Standard Treatment written by A. John Petkau and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research is concerned with a cost function approach to the design of sequential medical trials for comparing an experimental with a standard treatment. It is assumed that all available patients must be treated with one of the two treatments. The standard and experimental treatments are characterized by known and unknown probabilities of success respectively. Two costs are considered; the cost incurred every time either of the treatments fails and a special cost per patient treated in the experimental portion of the plan.