Randomization Procedures in Orthopaedic Trials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 834-838

  Randelli, Pietro ^a   Arrigoni, Paolo ^a   Lubowitz, James H ^b   Cabitza, Paolo ^a   Denti, Matteo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Taos Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allocate; Block; Randomization; Selection bias; Simple; Stratify

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 45849151117     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.01.011     Document Type: Review

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