Bias in the analysis and reporting of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 264-275

  Stewart, Lesley A ^a   Parmar, Mahesh K B ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029997754     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300009612     Document Type: Article

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