Use of poisson regression models in estimating incidence rates and ratios

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 309-323

  Frome, Edward L ^a   Checkoway, Harvey ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biometry; Epidemiologic methods; Poisson distribution; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGE; MINNESOTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SMOKING; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TEXAS;

EID: 0021957203     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114001     Document Type: Article

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