title: Dangers of non-specific composite outcome measures in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Trials Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prieto-Merino
authors.forename: Liam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smeeth
authors.forename: Tjeerd P van
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Staa
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome