Sample size requirements for case-control study designs

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-5

  Edwardes, Michael D ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 3042715834     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-1-11     Document Type: Article

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