Trials in primary care: Statistical issues in the design, conduct and evaluation of complex interventions

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-377

  Lancaster, G A ^a   Campbell, M J ^b   Eldridge, S ^c   Farrin, A ^d   Marchant, M ^e   Muller, S ^f   Perera, R ^g   Peters, T J ^h   Prevost, A T ⁱ   Rait, G ^j  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77955531407     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280209359883     Document Type: Review

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