Sample Design Literacy In Cardiovascular Effects of Intravenous Triiodothyronine in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
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Sample Design Literacy In “Cardiovascular Effects of Intravenous Triiodothyronine in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery” (Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 275, No. 9), the authors explain that patients were assigned to one of three groups: (1) a group treated with triiodothyronine, (2) a group treated with normal saline bolus and dopamine, and (3) a placebo group given normal saline. The authors summarize the sample design as a “prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.” Describe the meaning of each of those terms in the context of this study.
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Biostatistics For The Biological And Health Sciences
ISBN: 9780134039015
2nd Edition
Authors: Marc Triola, Mario Triola, Jason Roy
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