Cluster randomization trials in epidemiology: theory and application

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 37-56

  Donner, Allan ^a   Klar, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster randomization; correlated binary data; intraclass correlation

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949159608     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3758(94)90188-0     Document Type: Article

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