n-of-1 trials and their combination: Suitable approaches for cam research?

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-214

  Hart, Anna ^a   Sutton, Christopher J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VALERIAN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442277030     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00139-0     Document Type: Editorial

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