title: Composite outcomes in clinical trials: what are they and when should they be used?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. heddlen@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Heddle
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome