Dealing with heterogeneity of treatment effects: is the literature up to the challenge?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some patients will experience more or less benefit from treatment than the averages reported from clinical trials; such variation in therapeutic outcome is termed heterogeneity of treatment effects (HTE). Identifying HTE is necessary...

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Main Authors: Elmore Joann G, Liao Diana, Duan Naihua, Gabler Nicole B, Ganiats Theodore G, Kravitz Richard L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/10/1/43