Should minimization replace randomization in all clinical trials?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Tugwell, Peter ^a   Knottnerus, J André ^a   Idzerda, Leanne ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ALGORITHM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CITATION ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANK MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 82255164352     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.10.011     Document Type: Editorial

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