Design, data analysis and sampling techniques for clinical research

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 287-290

  Suresh, Karthik ^a   Thomas, Sanjeev V ^b   Suresh, Geetha ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; sampling; study

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENINGITIS; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESIDENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; VALIDITY;

EID: 84856490726     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.91951     Document Type: Article

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