List of Contributors.
Preface to First Edition.
Preface to Second Edition.
INTRODUCTION.
1 The Development of Clinical Trials (Simon Day).
2 General Statistical Issues (David Machin).
3 The Cochrane Collaboration (Mike Clarke).
CANCER.
4 Breast Cancer (Donald A. Berry, Terry L. Smith and Aman U.
Buzdar).
5 Childhood Cancer (Sharon B. Murphy and Jonathan J. Shuster).
6 Gastrointestinal Cancers (Dan Sargent, Rich Goldberg and Paul
Limberg).
7 Melanoma (P.-Y. Liu and Vernon K. Sondak).
8 Respiratory Cancers (Joan H. Schiller and Kyungmann Kim).
9 Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma (I. Malik and P. Perros).
10 Thyroid Cancer (V. Arutchelvan and P. Perros).
11 Urologic Cancers (Edith D. Canby-Hagino, Catherine M. Tangen
and Ian M. Thompson).
12 Haematologic Cancers: Challenges in Developing New Therapeutic
Approaches (Charles A. Schiffer and Stephen L. George).
CARDIOLOGY.
13 Acute Stroke (Philip Bath).
14 Cardiovascular Disease (Krishna Prasad).
DENTISTRY AND ORAL HEALTH CARE.
15 Dentistry and Oral Health Care (May C.M. Wong, Colman McGrath
and Edward C.M. Lo).
DERMATOLOGY.
16 Dermatology (Luigi Naldi and Cosetta Minelli).
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
17 HIV Infection (Michael D. Hughes).
18 Infectious Diseases (Ingela Krantz).
OPHTHALMOLOGY.
19 Ophthalmology (Jonathan C.K. Clarke and Peng-Tee Khaw).
PSYCHIATRY.
20 Anxiety Disorders (M. Katherine Shear and Philip W. Lavori).
21 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Nicholas Tarrier and Til Wykes).
22 Psychotherapy for Depression (Graham Dunn).
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
23 Contraception (Gilda Piaggio and Timothy M.M. Farley).
24 Gynaecology and Infertility (Siladitya Bhattacharya and Jill
Mollison).
25 Early Pregnancy Termination (Beverly Winikoff and Batya Elul).
26 Maternal and Perinatal Health (Jose Villar, Allan Donner,
Edgardo Abalos and Liana Campódonico).
RESPIRATORY.
27 Respiratory Medicine (Anders Källén ).
SURGERY & ANAETHESIA.
28 Anaesthesia and Pain (Paul S. Myles and John Rigg).
29 General Surgery (Olga Jonasson and Domenic Reda).
30 Plastic Surgery - Reconstructive Surgery (Erik Ang and Woffles
Wu).
31 Plastic Surgery – Aesthetic Surgery (Woffles Wu and Erik Ang).
TRANSPLANTATION.
32 Renal Transplantation (Vathsala Anantharaman).
OTHER PROCEDURES.
33 Wound Healing (Colin Song and Edwin Chan).
34 Palliative Care (Robert S. Krouse and David Casarett).
35 Complementary Medicine (Ping-Chung Leung).
36 Health Care Research (Randall D. Cebul, Neal V. Dawson and
Thomas E. Love).
37 Nursing (Nicola Crichton).
SPECIAL POPULATIONS.
38 Clinical Trials in Paediatrics (Johan P.E. Karlberg).
39 Clinical Trials in Older People (Carol Jagger and Anthony J.
Arthur).
40 Clinical Trials in Rare Diseases (Simon Day).
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