Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Data from Prevention Trials: Treatment of No-Shows Using Rubin's Causal Model

Psychological Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-159

  Little, Roderick J ^b   Yau, Linda H Y ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0032365866     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.3.2.147     Document Type: Article

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