title: [Clinical trials--selected topics].
abstract: Clinical trials are a dynamic and complex research domain. Being the backbone of the clinical practice, clinical trials present a wide range of aspects. This overview deals with selected topics related to clinical trials, such as: factors influencing the choice of research issues, reasons for early termination of clinical trials, participating patients' access to experimental treatments following clinical trials, economic implications of clinical trials and the existence of publication bias in clinical research.
authors.affiliation: The Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Tel Hashomer. orlyt@gertner.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Orly
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shemer
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D011643:Publishing