Internal and external validity of cluster randomised trials: Systematic review of recent trials

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7649, 2008, Pages 876-880

  Eldridge, Sandra ^a   Ashby, Deborah ^a   Bennett, Catherine ^a   Wakelin, Melanie ^a   Feder, Gene ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 42549106032     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39517.495764.25     Document Type: Article

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