Meta-analysis in the design and monitoring of clinical trials

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1237-1248

  DerSimonian, Rebecca ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; MONITORING;

EID: 0029898186     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0258(19960630)15:12<1237::AID-SIM301>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Conference Paper

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