Cluster randomised trials in maternal and child health: Implications for power and sample size

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-83

  Reading, Richard ^a   Harvey, Lan ^a   Mclean, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster randomisation; Intracluster correlation; Maternal and child health; Primary care; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0034071907     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.1.79     Document Type: Article

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