Designing randomized clinical trials in pediatric neurosurgery

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-390

  Kan, Peter ^a   Kestle, John R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Designs; Pediatric neurosurgery; Randomized clinical trials; Surgical trials

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CALCULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING ERROR; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; VALIDITY;

BRAIN DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34248630498     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0293-2     Document Type: Review

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