Efficacy and effectiveness as aspects of cluster randomized trials with nursing home residents: Methodological insights from a pneumonia prevention trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1124-1131

  Van Ness, Peter H ^a   Peduzzi, Peter N ^b   Quagliarello, Vincent J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Cluster randomized clinical trials; Comparative effectiveness research; Nursing homes; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MOUTHWASHES; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867176381     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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