基本説明
Now with twenty five percent more entries, double the number of illustrations, and an updated and extensive bibliography, this Second Edition of the seminal Clinical Trials Dictionary goes well beyond general medical dictionaries in representing the large and complex vocabulary needed to describe the methods and results of clinical trials.
Full Description
A thoroughly updated new edition of the essential reference on the design, practice, and analysis of clinical trials
Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations, Second Edition presents clear, precise, meticulously detailed entries on all aspects of modern-day clinical trials. Written and compiled by one of the world's leading clinical trialists, this comprehensive volume incorporates areas of medicine, statistics, epidemiology, computer science, and bioethics—providing a treasure trove of key terms and ideas.
This new edition continues to supply readers with the A-Z terminology needed to design, conduct, and analyze trials, introducing a vocabulary for the characterization and description of related features and activities. More than 300 new entries are now included, reflecting the current usage practices and conventions in the field, along with usage notes with recommendations on when to use the term in question. Detailed biographical notes highlight prominent historical figures and institutions in the field, and an extensive bibliography has been updated to provide readers with additional resources for further study.
The most up-to-date work of its kind, Clinical Trials Dictionary, Second Edition is an essential reference for anyone who needs to report on, index, analyze, or assess the scientific strength and validity of clinical trials.
Contents
Foreword 1st Edition ix
Preface xi
Contributors xiii
Explanatory Notes xv
Domain of coverage xv
Order and place of entries xv
Synonyms, antonyms, and related terms xv
Language and usage conventions xv
Sources and references xvi
Adages xvi
Usage notes xvi
Etymologies xvi
Abbreviations xvii
Index xvii
Usage Practices, Cautions, And Recommendations xix
Recommended and preferred usages xx
Comparative and relative terms xxii
Redundancies, repetitions, and unnecessary words xxiii
Not saying what we mean xxv
Humanizing the inanimate xxv
Pre-, post-, non-, and un- words xxvi
Small troublesome words xxvi
The language of praise, implied value
judgment, and presumption xxvii
Euphemisms xxix
Currency words xxix
The language of criticism xxx
The language of exception xxxi
The language of intimidation, implication, and position xxxii
The language of division xxxiii
Usurpative language xxxiii
The language of positivity and negativity xxxiv
Pronouns xxxvii
The language of equivocation and weaseling xxxvii
Vacuous language and claims xxxviii
Jargon xxxviii
Truth by declaration and repetition xxxix
Abbreviations xli
Listing of Entries xlvii
Dictionary
A 1
B 15
C 27
D 63
E 79
F 93
G 107
H 113
I 119
J and K 137
l 141
M 151
N 165
O 175
P 185
Q 217
R 221
S 241
T 273
U 291
V 297
W 301
X, Y, and Z 305
References 307
Index 317
