Statistical evaluation of learning curve effects in surgical trials

Clinical Trials

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 421-427

  Cook, Jonathan a ^a   Ramsaya, Craig r ^a   Fayers, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGERY;

EID: 33644976205     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1740774504cn042oa     Document Type: Article

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