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Jamshidi-Naeini, Y.; Pena, A.; Siddique, A.B.; Brown, A.W.; Allison, D.B. One Cluster per Condition Is Not a Valid Design in Cluster-Randomized Trials. Comment on Wang et al. The Effect of Different Physical Exercise Programs on Physical Fitness among Preschool Children: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4254. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176673
Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Pena A, Siddique AB, Brown AW, Allison DB. One Cluster per Condition Is Not a Valid Design in Cluster-Randomized Trials. Comment on Wang et al. The Effect of Different Physical Exercise Programs on Physical Fitness among Preschool Children: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4254. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(17):6673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176673
Chicago/Turabian StyleJamshidi-Naeini, Yasaman, Armando Pena, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Andrew W. Brown, and David B. Allison. 2023. "One Cluster per Condition Is Not a Valid Design in Cluster-Randomized Trials. Comment on Wang et al. The Effect of Different Physical Exercise Programs on Physical Fitness among Preschool Children: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4254" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 17: 6673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176673