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Review
. 2001 Nov 10;323(7321):1123-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7321.1123.

Statistics notes: Analysing controlled trials with baseline and follow up measurements

A J Vickers  1 , D G Altman
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Review

Statistics notes: Analysing controlled trials with baseline and follow up measurements

A J Vickers et al. BMJ. .
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Pretreatment and post-treatment scores in each group showing fitted lines. Squares show mean values for the two groups. The estimated difference between the groups from analysis of covariance is the vertical distance between the two lines
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