On efficiency of constrained longitudinal data analysis versus longitudinal analysis of covariance

Biometrics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 891-896

  Lu, Kaifeng ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA); Randomized clinical trial; Repeated measures; Treatment comparison

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANALYSE OF COVARIANCE; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCES; BASELINE VALUES; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL DATA; RANDOMISATION; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; REPEATED MEASURES; TIME POINTS; TREATMENT COMPARISON;

EFFICIENCY;

BASELINE SURVEY; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 77956815410     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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