Statistical significance versus clinical significance

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-6

  Houle, Timothy T ^a   Stump, David A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Statistical significance testing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART SURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 42449114434     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089253208316440     Document Type: Short Survey

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