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Science, Research, Technology and Technology Assessment
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General Terms
Ger:
Klinische Studie
Fr:
essai clinique
History:
2009
SN:
Pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favourable and unfavourable effects (based on MeSH-2009); they are divided into four phases; use only if the document deals with clinical trials, not if it is in itself an original report of the conduct or results of a specific clinical trial