Pragmatic cluster randomized trials using covariate constrained randomization: A method for practice-based research networks (PBRNs)

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 663-672

  Dickinson, L Miriam ^a,b,c   Beaty, Brenda ^b   Fox, Chet ^e   Pace, Wilson ^a,c,d   Dickinson, W Perry ^a   Emsermann, Caroline ^a   Kempe, Allison ^b,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d DARTNet Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Colorado   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster Randomized Trials; Covariate Based Constrained Randomization; Practice based Research

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COVARIATE CONSTRAINED RANDOMIZATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNAL VALIDITY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE BASED RESEARCH NETWORK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84941220506     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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