2023 · Letter · Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

Incorrectly Labeled Randomized Study and Inappropriate Within-Group Comparisons in: "Effectiveness of Home Gardening in Improving Food Security and Health in Chacraseca, Nicaragua: A Pilot Study"

Xander A Tooze; Colby J Vorland; Abu Bakkar Siddique; David B Allison

Challenges the claimed randomization and use of within-group comparisons in a home-gardening study of food security and health in Nicaragua.

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nutrition · food-security · clinical-trials

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Xander A Tooze: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington.
Colby J Vorland: Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington.
Abu Bakkar Siddique: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington.
David B Allison: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington.

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