Meta-analysis of community-based cluster randomization trials with binary outcomes

Clinical Trials

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 491-498

  Darlington, Gerarda A ^a   Donner, Allan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; EMPIRICISM; HYPERTENSION; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VARIANCE;

CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 36549052086     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774507083389     Document Type: Article

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