Proposed statistical methods for signal detection of adverse medical device events

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Lao, Chang S ^a   Kessler, Larry G ^a   Gross, Thomas P ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate analysis; Medical device reports; Nonindependence; Overdispersion; Surveillance and monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HIP PROSTHESIS; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031938095     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159803200126     Document Type: Review

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