No significant difference: Use of statistical methods for testing equivalence in clinical veterinary literature

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 433-437

  Christley, Robert M ^a,c   Reid, Stuart W J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0037442031     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.433     Document Type: Note

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