title: Striding forward or getting too big for their boots? The developing role of data monitoring committees in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. pxt363@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tharmanathan
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Freemantle
mesh_terms: D001499:Bayes Theorem; D026661:Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003219:Confidentiality; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*