The proper sample size in clinical orthopedic trials;Biometrische planung klinisch-orthopadischer studien: Der optimale stichprobenumfang

Orthopade

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 301-304

  Brocai, D R C ^a   Lukoschek, M ^a   Hartmann, M ^a   Loew, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha beta power; Effect size; Sample size

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; SAMPLE SIZE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY;

BIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 84979284382     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003501     Document Type: Review

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