Response to Keriel-Gascou et al. Addressing assumptions on the stepped wedge randomized trial design

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 833-834

  Mdege, Noreen D ^a   Kanaan, Mona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LETTER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STEPPED WEDGE RANDOMIZED TRIAL DESIGN; STUDY DESIGN;

HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84902551421     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.02.014     Document Type: Letter

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