Sample size re-estimation in clinical trials
โ Scribed by Michael A. Proschan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0323-3847
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