Sampling uncertainty in medical research

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1416-1419

  Ranstam, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Methodology; Sampling; Statistics; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; REVIEW; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349762699     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.04.007     Document Type: Review

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