Equivalence Trials: Methodologic Analysis;Ensaios de Equivalência entre Medicamentos: Aspectos Metodológicos

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1125-1139

  Vaz Carneiro, António ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Equivalence margin; Equivalence trials; Evidence based cardiology; Null and alternative hypotheses; Study power

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAMPLE SIZE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 0242404301     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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