A menu-driven facility for sample-size calculations in cluster randomized controlled trials

Stata Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 114-135

  Hemming, Karla ^a   Marsh, Jen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized controlled trials; Clustersampsi; Maximum achievable power; Minimum detectable difference; Sample size; St0286

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875684909     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x1301300109     Document Type: Article

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