FAMILIES IN WHICH TWO OR MORE COT DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED

The Importance of Beta, the Type II Error and Sample Size in the Design and Interpretation of the Randomized Control Trial

Jennie A. Freiman, Thomas C. Chalmers, Harry Smith et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1978 · 1.6K citations

Public Health, Biostatistics, Experimental Design +16

Sternal and costochondral infections following open-heart surgery

Alfred T. Culliford, Joseph N. Cunningham, Robert H. Zeff et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1976 · 358 citations

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +12

Infection after Cardiovascular Surgery

Jay S. Goodman, William Schaffner, Harold A. Collins et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1968 · 216 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: A Critique of Recent Trials

Jan V. Hirschmann, Thomas S. Inui · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1980 · 214 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Surgery +17

Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Cardiac Surgery

John E. Conte · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1972 · 179 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17