Contamination in trials: Is cluster randomisation the answer?

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7282, 2001, Pages 355-

  Torgerson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DIETARY INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035835406     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7282.355     Document Type: Article

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