Dropout in crossover and longitudinal studies: Is complete case so bad?

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-73

  Matthews, John N S ^a   Henderson, Robin ^a   Farewell, Daniel M ^b   Ho, Weang Kee ^c   Rodgers, Lauren R ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZATION; SIDE EFFECT; TIME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 84892607657     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: 14770334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280212445838     Document Type: Article

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