"Monte Carlo Method" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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In statistics, a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer. The name alludes to the randomness characteristic of the games of chance played at the gambling casinos in Monte Carlo. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993)
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D009010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.525 L01.906.394.422 N05.715.360.750.540 N06.850.520.830.525
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| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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A Scalable Database of Organ Doses for Common Diagnostic Fluoroscopy Procedures of Children: Procedures of Historical Practice for Use in Radiation Epidemiology Studies. Radiat Res. 2019 12; 192(6):649-661.
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A review of the performance of different methods for propensity score matched subgroup analyses and a summary of their application in peer-reviewed research studies. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2017 Dec; 26(12):1507-1512.
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An evaluation of constrained randomization for the design and analysis of group-randomized trials with binary outcomes. Stat Med. 2017 Oct 30; 36(24):3791-3806.
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Triple vs Dual Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Med. 2016 06; 129(6):592-599.e1.
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Calculation of Organ Doses for a Large Number of Patients Undergoing CT Examinations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Oct; 205(4):827-33.
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