Hypothesis testing and effect size estimation in clinical trials

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-12

  Borenstein, Michael ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031027246     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63363-7     Document Type: Review

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