Interpreting results in 2 x 2 tables: Part 9 of a series on evaluation of scientific publications;Interpretation der ergebnisse von 2x2-Tafeln: Teil 9 der serie zur bewertung wissenschaftlicher publikationen

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 106, Issue 48, 2009, Pages 795-800

  Sauerbrei, Wilhelm ^a   Blettner, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Clinical trial; Epidemiology; Publications; Statistics

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; MEASUREMENT ERROR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS;

EID: 77949315530     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0795     Document Type: Review

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