Composite outcomes in clinical trials: what are they and when should they be used?

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作者
Heddle, Nancy M.
Cook, Richard J.
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Med, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
[2] Univ Waterloo, Dept Stat & Actuarial Sci, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
关键词
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; PREMATURE-INFANTS; END-POINTS; TRANSFUSION; STRATEGIES;
D O I
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02930.x
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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