A relevant question for site balanced studies relates to the comparative predictability of minimization to the alternative of permuted blocks
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.07.013
A relevant question for site balanced studies relates to the comparative predictability of minimization to the alternative of permuted blocks
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Minimization, by its nature, precludes allocation concealment, and invites selection bias.Contemp Clin Trials. 2010 Sep;31(5):406. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.05.001. Epub 2010 May 10. Contemp Clin Trials. 2010. PMID: 20457277 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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