An application of the Zucker-Wittes modified ratio estimate statistic in the post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) clinical trial

Controlled Clinical Trials

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 318-327

  Canner, Paul L ^a   Thompson, Bruce ^a   Knatterud, Genell L ^a   Geller, Nancy ^b   Campeau, Lucien ^c   Zucker, David ^d  

^a MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Coronary artery bypass grafts surgery; Ratio estimate

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEVINOLIN; PLACEBO; WARFARIN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOVASTATIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; WARFARIN;

EID: 0030792174     PISSN: 01972456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-2456(96)00232-2     Document Type: Article

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