title: Clinical research of lasers in gynecology. Aspects of study design and statistical analysis.
abstract: This article gives an overview of various clinical research designs such as randomization, cohort studies, and case-control studies. It also describes several biases that may occur in design studies and relevant statistics relating to surgeons using lasers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design