Randomization in survival studies: An evaluation method that takes into account selection and chronological bias.

The random allocation of patients to treatments is a crucial step in the design and conduct of a randomized controlled trial. For this purpose, a variety of randomization procedures is available. In the case of imperfect blinding, the extent to which a randomization procedure forces balanced group s...

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Main Authors: Marcia Viviane Rückbeil, Ralf-Dieter Hilgers, Nicole Heussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217946