Statistical methods in epidemiology: A comparison of statistical methods to analyze dose-response and trend analysis in epidemiologic studies

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1223-1233

  Boucher, Kenneth M ^a   Slattery, Martha L ^a   Berry, T Dennis ^a   Quesenberry, Charles ^b   Anderson, Kristin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Diet; Energy intake; Spline regression; Statistics; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032430134     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00129-2     Document Type: Article

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