Randomized clinical trials: Variants, randomisation methods, analysis, ethical issues and regulations;Ensayos clínicos aleatorizados: Variantes, métodos de aleatorización, análisis, consideraciones éticas y regulación

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 559-584

  Lazcano Ponce, Eduardo ^a   Salazar Martinez, Eduardo ^a,b   Gutiérrez Castrelló, Pedro ^c   Angeles Llerenas, Angelica ^a   Hernández Garduño, Adolfo ^d   Viramontes, José Luis ^e  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 12144256603     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342004000600012     Document Type: Review

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