Rethinking composite end points in clinical trials: insights from patients and trialists.

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Published in Circulation on September 08, 2014

Authors

Joshua M Stolker1, John A Spertus2, David J Cohen2, Philip G Jones2, Kaushik K Jain2, Emily Bamberger2, Brady B Lonergan2, Paul S Chan2

Author Affiliations

1: From Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (J.M.S., K.K.J.); University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City (J.A.S., D.J.C., E.B., B.B.L., P.S.C.); and Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute; Kansas City, MO (D.J.C., P.G.J., P.S.C.). jstolker@yahoo.com.
2: From Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (J.M.S., K.K.J.); University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City (J.A.S., D.J.C., E.B., B.B.L., P.S.C.); and Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute; Kansas City, MO (D.J.C., P.G.J., P.S.C.).

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