The null hypothesis: Closing the gap between good intentions and good studies

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-10.e2

  Meldrum, David R ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^b   Barnhart, Kurt ^b  

^a Reproductive Partners Medical Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

quality manuscripts; requirements for clinical trials; Statistical analysis; study design

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW;

EID: 79959901250     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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