Life and death decisions |
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| Authors: | Mike Campbell |
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| Institution: | Medical Statistics Group in the Institute of Primary Care, University of Sheffield. |
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| Abstract: | It has recently been suggested 1 that many clinical trials should have a data monitoring and ethics committee, and that on this committee should be a statistician. Such committees are attached to individual trials and are distinct from local ethics committees, which are not required to have a statistician and are not concerned solely with trials. Given the plethora of trials, there will be increasing demand for statisticians to sit on these committees. Although it is both an honour and a privilege, Mike Campbell warns that membership should not be undertaken lightly. |
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