A new dependence parameter approach to improve the design of cluster randomized trials with binary outcomes

Clinical Trials

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 687-698

  Crespi, Catherine M ^a   Wong, Weng Kee ^a   Wu, Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 83455169067     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774511423851     Document Type: Article

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