A new proposal for setting parameter values in restricted randomization methods

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 440-449

  Kundt, Guenther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balancing properties; Parameter values of restricted procedures; Unstratified randomization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ALGORITHMS; GERMANY; HUMANS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 34548120605     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/ME0398     Document Type: Article

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