Risk stratification in clinical trials: a subgroup to be encouraged
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Risk stratification in clinical trials: a subgroup to be encouraged
The analysis of randomised controlled trials by subgroups of individuals (e.g. according to age or gender) remains controversial and often misinterpreted. It is recognised that such analyses should be limited to a few pre-specified key baseline factors. In addition an appropriate analysis typically calculates effect estimates and confidence intervals within such subgroups together with an overa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-s1-o104