Use of ANOVA to estimate inter- and intra-reader variability for a group of readers in thorough QT/QTc studies

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 489-491

  Natekar, M ^a   Mahajan, V ^a   Satra, A ^a   O'Kelly, M ^a   Karnad, D R ^a  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 39449091890     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100481     Document Type: Article

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