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Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics Volume 14, 2004 - Issue 4
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Type I Error and Power in Noninferiority/Equivalence Trials with Correlated Multiple Endpoints: An Example from Vaccine Development Trials

Lan Kong Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert C. Kohberger Statistics and Data Management, Wyeth Vaccine Research, Pearl River, New York, USA
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Gary G. Koch Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Pages 893-907 | Received 01 Feb 2004, Accepted 01 Feb 2004, Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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