Balance algorithm for cluster randomized trials

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Carter, Ben R ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALGORITHMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 56849105652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-8-65     Document Type: Article

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