International Clinical Trials Day

Stats Chat 2013-05-19

Summary:

Two hundred and sixty six years ago today, James Lind began what is regarded as the first proper controlled clinical trial On the 20th May, 1747, I took twelve patients in the scurvy on board the Salisbury at sea. Their cases were as similar as I could have them. They all in general had putrid gums, the [...]

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Authors:

Thomas Lumley

Date tagged:

05/19/2013, 18:00

Date published:

05/19/2013, 14:55