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Accuracy of the Berger-Exner test for detecting third-order selection bias in randomised controlled trials: a simulation-based investigation

BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials (RCT) are highly influential upon medical decisions. Thus RCTs must not distort the truth. One threat to internal trial validity is the correct prediction of future allocations (selection bias). The Berger-Exner test detects such bias but has not been widely...

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Autores principales: Mickenautsch, Steffen, Fu, Bo, Gudehithlu, Sheila, Berger, Vance W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4209086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25283963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-14-114