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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Composite outcomes in cardiovascular research: a survey of randomized trials.

2 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: Composite end points are common in clinical trials. OBJECTIVE: To describe how composite outcomes are used, constructed, and reported in cardiovascular trials and to evaluate the contribution of individual end points to the composite ... Read more...

Melanoma genetics and therapeutic approaches in the 21st century: moving from the benchside to the bedside.

30 Oct 2008 Metastatic melanoma is notoriously one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Although many therapeutic regimens have been tested, very few achieve response rates greater than 25%. Given the rising incidence of melanoma and the paucity of ... Read more...

[Research in medical education]

25 Oct 2008 Research in medical education is a relatively new discipline. Over the past 30 years, the discipline has experienced a tremendous growth, which is reflected in an increase in the number of publications in both medical education journals and medical ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Biomedical Research'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Issues behind disclosure of conflicts of interest. 10 Nov 2008
• Composite outcomes in cardiovascular research: a survey of randomized trials. 2 Nov 2008
• [Stronger medical research in Europe?] Nov 2008
• Children's views on their involvement in clinical research. 30 Oct 2008
• Validity, credibility, and applicability: the rise and rise of the surrogate. 30 Oct 2008
• Melanoma genetics and therapeutic approaches in the 21st century: moving from the benchside to the bedside. 30 Oct 2008
• Evaluating the quality of radiology research: what are the rules of the game? 30 Oct 2008
• Conducting research on issues regarding human subjects research regulatory compliance: a responsibility of all clinical researchers. 30 Oct 2008
• Myrna Loy: co-principal investigator. 30 Oct 2008
• Keeping up with technology. 30 Oct 2008
• Signposts to research for health. 30 Oct 2008
• Health and health-research priorities: has WHO got it right? 30 Oct 2008
• What do we mean by rigorous health-systems research? 30 Oct 2008
• Scaling up research and learning for health systems: time to act. 30 Oct 2008
• Ogobara Doumbo: building capacity for malaria research in Africa. 30 Oct 2008
• What's in a nap? 30 Oct 2008
• [Research in medical education] 25 Oct 2008
• [Research guidelines in specialist education] 25 Oct 2008
• [24-hour nonstop research training course] 25 Oct 2008
• [Developing training in critical appraisal for GP trainees in the Eastern Region of Denmark] 25 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Biomedical Research'

Definition: Research that involves the application of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to medicine. (from American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed)

Descriptor UI: D035843

Alternative terms: Biomedical Research; Research, Biomedical; Medical Research; Research, Medical; Clinical Research; Research, Clinical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.770.644.145;

History Note: 2003

Technical Notes: biomedical research as a field or the progress or status of biomedical research; do not add routinely for specific studies in biomedicine; do not coord with MEDICINE: Manual 29.16; for Clinical Research, CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC (see note there) and HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION are also available