An evaluation of quadratic inference functions for estimating intervention effects in cluster randomized trials

Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) usually randomize groups of individuals to interventions, and outcomes are typically measured at the individual level. Marginal intervention effects are frequently of interest in CRTs due to their population-averaged interpretations. Such effects are estimated using...

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Main Authors: Hengshi Yu, Fan Li, Elizabeth L. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865420300892