Randomized and non-randomized patients in clinical trials: Experiences with comprehensive cohort studies

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-271

  Schmoor, Claudia ^a   Olschewski, Manfred ^a   Schumacher, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 0030045447     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0258(19960215)15:3<263::AID-SIM165>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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