The tactics of large randomized trials

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 19-23

  Slobogean, Gerard P ^a   Sprague, Sheila ^b   Bhandari, Mohit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT;

HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84866931934     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00189     Document Type: Review

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