title: Showing a treatment is good because it is not bad: when does "noninferiority" imply effectiveness?
authors.affiliation: Biologics Consulting Group, 8613 Hempstead Ave., Bethesda, MD 20817-6711, USA. wcb@netkonnect.net
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Blackwelder
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans