Unsubstantiated conclusions from improper statistical design and analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Affiliations

¹ Office of Energetics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
² Office of Energetics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
³ Office of Energetics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Brandon J George et al. Int J Yoga. 2016 Jan-Jun.

. 2016 Jan-Jun;9(1):87-8.

doi: 10.4103/0973-6131.171726.

¹ Office of Energetics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
² Office of Energetics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
³ Office of Energetics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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