To match or not to match in epidemiological studies - Same outcome but less power

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 325-332

  Faresjö, Tomas ^a   Faresjö, Åshild ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control study; Epidemiology; Gender; Matching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 75449088417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7010325     Document Type: Article

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