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Permutation Tests for Phase III Clinical Trials

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Applied Statistics in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Berger, V., Ivanova, A. (2001). Permutation Tests for Phase III Clinical Trials. In: Millard, S.P., Krause, A. (eds) Applied Statistics in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3466-9_14

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