A Manager’s Guide to the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials. Phillip I. Good. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002, 242 pp., $64.95. ISBN 0-471-22615-7.

Abstract

This book is must-have reading for anyone in the business of designing, managing, or conducting clinical trials of drugs or medical devices. It is easy to read and full of practical pointers gleaned from the author’s experience as a statistician and a consultant to the Pharma industry; two resources often brought in after the fact to rescue a venture gone sour. Taken to heart, Good’s philosophy that it is better to prepare rather than to repair will go a long way in assuring the success of any clinical trial. The book is arranged in a logical series …