Using group-sequential analysis to achieve the optimal sample size

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 529-533

  Rogers, Michael S ^a   Chang, Allan M Z ^b   Todd, Susan ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GROUP SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 18744387381     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00479.x     Document Type: Review

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