How many repeated measures in repeated measures designs? Statistical issues for comparative trials

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-9

  Vickers, Andrew J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEADACHE; METHODOLOGY; REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3042534248     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-3-22     Document Type: Article

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