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Estimation of observer reliability and sample size calculation parameters for outcome measures in fibromyalgia clinical trials

✍ Scribed by N. Bellamy; M. J. Bell; S. Carette; A. G. Fam; B. W. Haraoui; G. A. Mccain; W. J. Reynolds; G. A. Wells; J. Campbell

Book ID: 110620801
Publisher: Springer
Year: 1994
Tongue: English
Weight: 984 KB
Volume: 2
Category: Article
ISSN: 0925-4692
DOI: 10.1007/bf02678601

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