title: Medicine. Placebo-controls in short-term clinical trials of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27710, USA. alkha001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Khatib
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Califf
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hasselblad
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McCrory
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugarman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D035061:Control Groups; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010919:Placebos / Q000009:adverse effects; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010919:Placebos