Sample size calculations: basic principles and common pitfalls

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Noordzij, M., et al. “Sample Size Calculations: Basic Principles and Common Pitfalls”. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol. 25, no. 5, 2010, pp. 1388-93, https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfp732.
Noordzij, M., Tripepi, G., Dekker, F. W., Zoccali, C., Tanck, M. W., & Jager, K. J. (2010). Sample size calculations: basic principles and common pitfalls. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 25(5), 1388-1393. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfp732
Noordzij, M., G. Tripepi, F. W. Dekker, C. Zoccali, M. W. Tanck, and K. J. Jager. “Sample Size Calculations: Basic Principles and Common Pitfalls”. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 25, no. 5 (2010): 1388-93. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfp732.
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Noordzij M, Tripepi G, Dekker FW, Zoccali C, Tanck MW, Jager KJ. Sample size calculations: basic principles and common pitfalls. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 2010;25(5):1388-93.
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