Designing a research project: Randomised controlled trials and their principles

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-168

  Kendall, J M ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHORT SURVEY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037349469     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.164     Document Type: Short Survey

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