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Review
. 2000 Apr 29;320(7243):1197-200.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7243.1197.

How should cost data in pragmatic randomised trials be analysed?

S G Thompson  1 , J A Barber
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Review

How should cost data in pragmatic randomised trials be analysed?

S G Thompson et al. BMJ. .
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Distribution of costs from a trial comparing endometrial resection with hysterectomy in women with menorrhagia. Costs are based on health resource use from randomisation to two years; they include preoperative, operative, hospital stay, complications, retreatment, and primary care components
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