Clinical trials should be designed to include elderly people

[...]more specifically, we suggest that paying more attention to the design of clinical trials of drugs could improve the reliability of the information yielded and provide a more practical approach to studying drug treatment in elderly people.

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Published in:BMJ 1998-06, Vol.316 (7148), p.1905-1905
Main Authors: Bene, Jacqueline, Liston, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
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Clinical research
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials as Topic
Drugs
Humans
Letters
Older adults
Older people
Patient Selection
Pharmaceutical industry
Substance abuse treatment
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Summary:[...]more specifically, we suggest that paying more attention to the design of clinical trials of drugs could improve the reliability of the information yielded and provide a more practical approach to studying drug treatment in elderly people.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.316.7148.1905a