Trials which randomize practices I: How should they be analysed?

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-83

  Kerry, Sally M ^a   Martin Bland, J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Randomized controlled trials; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031951245     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.1.80     Document Type: Article

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