Researchers should convince policy makers to perform a classic cluster randomized controlled trial instead of a stepped wedge design when an intervention is rolled out

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1255-1256

  Kotz, Daniel ^a   Spigt, Mark ^a,b   Arts, Ilja C W ^a,c   Crutzen, Rik ^a   Viechtbauer, Wolfgang ^d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STEPPED WEDGE DESIGN; STUDY DESIGN;

HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84867876616     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.016     Document Type: Note

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