Pre-randomization and de-randomization in emergency medical research: New names and rigorous criteria for old methods

Resuscitation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-69

  Hallstrom, Alfred P ^a   Paradis, Norman A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Crisis intervention; Critical care; Emergency treatment; Randomization bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15744403785     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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