Pseudo cluster randomization performed well when used in practice

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1169-1175

  Melis, René J F ^a   Teerenstra, S ^b   Rikkert, M G M Olde ^a   Borm, G F ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Epidemiology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Patient selection; Random allocation; Randomized controlled trial; Research design; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROL GROUP; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 52949100984     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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