A statistical perspective on the design of drug-court studies

Evaluation Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-280

  Merrall, Elizabeth L C ^a   Bird, Sheila M ^a,b  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug courts; Randomization; Statistical; Study design

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 65149093446     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X08330819     Document Type: Review

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