Basic principles of clinical research and methodology. 

 - New Delhi :  Jaypee Brothers,   2007. 
 - xii, 504 p. :  ill. :  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> In the last decade, there has been a paradigms shift in drug discovery from the days of lab chemistry  isolation of actives and synthesis to clinical research. Clinical trials represent a bridge from early stage drug development to commercialization. It takes over billion dollars to bring drugs from the lab to the market time -span - 9 years on average.   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8184480865 9788184480863 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clinical research
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W 20.5 GB 2007