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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Letter to the Editor

“Data safety and monitoring board in non-industry trials: learning it the hard way”

Authors: A. Hazenberg, H. A. M. Kerstjens, P. J. Wijkstra

Published in: Respiratory Research | Issue 1/2015

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In the majority of studies, no Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) is either needed or instituted. We report an investigator initiated study where we should have done this earlier than we did and discuss the lessons we learned. …
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Title
“Data safety and monitoring board in non-industry trials: learning it the hard way”
Authors
A. Hazenberg
H. A. M. Kerstjens
P. J. Wijkstra
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Respiratory Research / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-015-0222-6

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