Cluster Randomized Trials: Design and Analysis

Springer Handbooks

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 705-718

  Moerbeek, Mirjam ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster Level; Cluster Size; Large Cluster Size; Optimal Sample Size; Robust Optimal Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987765320     PISSN: 25228692     EISSN: 25228706     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-288-1_39     Document Type: Chapter

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