How to calculate sample size in randomized controlled trial?

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-54

  Zhong, Baoliang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Randomized controlled trial; Sample size calculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862180396     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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