A tale of two methods: Randomization versus matching trials in clinical research

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 371-375

  Spiegel, David ^a   Kraemer, Helena C ^a   Bloom, Joan R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031784565     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(1998090)7:5<371::AID-PON359>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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