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Research Methods and Statistics

A Bayesian Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Antimetabolite Therapies for Non-Infectious Uveitis

Erica N. BrowneF. I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sivakumar R. RathinamAravind Eye Care System, Madurai, IndiaView further author information
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Anuradha KanakathAravind Eye Care System, Coimbatore, IndiaView further author information
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Radhika ThundikandyAravind Eye Care System, Madurai, IndiaView further author information
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Manohar BabuAravind Eye Care System, Coimbatore, IndiaView further author information
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Thomas M. LietmanF. I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;Institute for Global Health, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Nisha R. AcharyaF. I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Pages 63-70 | Received 28 Jan 2016, Accepted 18 Jul 2016, Published online: 16 Dec 2016

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