Study designs and their potential influence on conclusions

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-211

  Szczech, Lynda Anne ^a   Coladonato, Joseph A ^a   Owen Jr , William F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0036561628     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139X.2002.00055.x     Document Type: Review

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