Sample size calculation for time-averaged differences in the presence of missing data.

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Published in Contemp Clin Trials on May 01, 2012

Authors

Song Zhang1, Chul Ahn

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9066, United States. Song.Zhang@utsouthwestern.edu

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