title: Data monitoring (and safety) committees--what are they and why do we need them? Primary Care Alliance for Clinical Trials (PACT) Network.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, Victoria. m.pirotta@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirotta
authors.forename: Patty
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chondros
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D026661:Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics*; D035842:Research Subjects