Sample size calculation for a historically controlled clinical trial with adjustment for covariates

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 227-247

  O'Malley, A James ^a   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^a,b   Kuntz, Richard E ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical modeling; Cardiovascular disease; Covariates; Sample size; Stents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; COVARIANCE; HUMAN; MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE;

BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0036403197     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/BIP-120015745     Document Type: Article

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