Non-participation in a randomized controlled trial: The effect on clinical and non-clinical variables

Caries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-274

  Vermaire, J H ^a,b   Van Loveren, C ^a   Poorterman, J H G ^a   Hoogstraten, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries experience; Non participation; Randomized controlled trial; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955897299     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325742     Document Type: Article

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