The importance and role of intracluster correlations in planning cluster trials

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 552-560

  Preisser, John S ^a   Reboussin, Beth A ^b   Song, Eun Young ^b   Wolfson, Mark ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547915200     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181200199     Document Type: Article

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