Impact of random assignment on study outcome: An empirical examination

Controlled Clinical Trials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 50-61

  Ottenbacher, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

data analysis; interpretation; Research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMAN; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0026573754     PISSN: 01972456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-2456(92)90029-Y     Document Type: Article

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