Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 75-78 , March 2007

Sampling methods: Selecting your subjects

  • Edward A. Panacek, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Edward A. Panacek, MD, MPH, is professor of emergency medicine and director of clinical trials at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
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  • Cheryl Bagley Thompson, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Cheryl Bagley Thompson, RN, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the health informatics program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska.

Reference 

  1. Cohen J . Statistical power analysis for the behavioral science . Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1988;

 Editors' note: This article is the fifth in a multipart series designed to improve the knowledge base of readers, particularly novices, in the area of clinical research. A better understanding of these principles should help in reading and understanding the application of published studies. It should also help those involved in beginning their own research projects.

PII: S1067-991X(07)00002-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2007.01.001

Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 75-78 , March 2007

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