A review of cluster randomized trials found statistical evidence of selection bias

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 99, Issue , 2018, Pages 106-112

  Bolzern, Jaime ^a   Mnyama, Nandi ^a   Bosanquet, Katharine ^a   Torgerson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baseline characteristics; Cluster randomized controlled trials; Cluster trials; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNCERTAINTY; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 85045558529     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.03.010     Document Type: Review

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