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This new edition retains its original aim to be a major work giving detailed coverage of trial methodology in each significant area of medicine. The book's main concept is to describe the impact of clinical trials on the practice of medicine. It separates the information by therapeutic area because the impact of clinical trials, the problems encountered, and the numbers of trials in existence vary tremendously from specialty to specialty. The sections provide a background to the disease area and general clinical trial methodology before concentrating on particular problems experienced in that area. Specific examples are used throughout to address these issues. The field of clinical trials research is rapidly expanding and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This new edition ensures that the text remains firmly up to date.