Monte Carlo Methods in Clinical Research: Applications in Multivariable Analysis

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 394-400

  Concato, John ^a,b   Feinstein, R Alvan ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistic regression; Monte Carlo method; Multivariable analysis; Proportional hazards analysis; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031201936     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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