How study design affects outcomes in comparisons of therapy. I: Medical

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 441-454

  Colditz, Graham A ^a   Miller, James N ^b   Mosteller, Frederick ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Evaluation of therapy; Gains; Research design

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PLACEBOS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024600423     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.4780080408     Document Type: Article

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