Principles of designing a cohort study in orthopaedics

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Bryant, Dianne M ^a   Willits, Kevin ^b   Hanson, Beate P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AO FOUNDATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROL GROUP; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 66349107957     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01597     Document Type: Review

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