Sample size calculation in physical medicine and rehabilitation: A systematic review of reporting, characteristics, and results in randomized controlled trials

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 306-315

  Abdul Latif, Lydia ^a,c   Daud Amadera, Joo Eduardo ^a,d   Pimentel, Daniel ^a,d   Pimentel, Thais ^a,d   Fregni, Felipe ^a,b  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha; Clinical research; Effect size; Physical medicine and rehabilitation; Randomized clinical trial; Rehabilitation; Sample size calculation

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CENTER; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 79251636477     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.10.003     Document Type: Review

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