Comparing completely and stratified randomized designs in cluster randomized trials when the stratifying factor is cluster size: A simulation study

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 897-905

  Lewsey, J D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized trial; Completely stratified randomized; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 1542715716     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.1665     Document Type: Article

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