Intracluster correlation coefficients and reliability of randomized multicenter stroke trials within VISTA

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 602-606

  Frank, Benedikt ^a,b   Fulton, Rachael L ^a   Goldie, Fraser C ^a   Hacke, Werner ^c   Weimar, Christian ^b   Lees, K R ^b   Alexandrov, A ^b   Bath, P W ^b   Bluhmki, E ^b   Claesson, L ^b   Curram, J ^b   Davis, S M ^b   Donnan, G ^b   Diener, H C ^b   Fisher, M ^b   Gregson, B ^b   Grotta, J ^b   Hacke, W ^b   Hennerici, M G ^b   Hommel, M ^b   Kaste, M ^b   Lyden, P ^b   Marler, J ^b   Muir, K ^b   Sacco, R ^b   Shuaib, A ^b   Teal, P ^b   Wahlgren, N G ^b   Warach, S ^b   Weimar, C ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute; Cluster randomization; Design effect; Intraclass correlation; Secondary care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGE; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INTRACLUSTER CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANKIN SCALE; RELIABILITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERNET; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902075136     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12123     Document Type: Article

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