Methods for pooling results from multi-center studies

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 83, Issue SPEC. ISS. C, 2004, Pages

  Worthington, H ^a  

^a Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi center trials; Multi site trials; Pooling data; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 4143101673     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910408301S25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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