Original ArticleInterrupted time-series analysis yielded an effect estimate concordant with the cluster-randomized controlled trial result
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Keywords
Interrupted time-series analysis
Randomized controlled trial
Health systems
Evaluation
Research methods
Comparative effectiveness
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Conflict of Interest/Financial Disclosure: The authors are planning a larger study to compare randomized, controlled trials and single-group interrupted time-series analysis.
A.F. had the idea for the study and prepared the first draft of this article. F.Z. and A.F. conducted the statistical analyses. S.B.M., A.D.O., and D.R.-D. provided comments and advice during all phases of the project. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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