Using pooled exposure assessment to improve efficiency in case-control studies

Biometrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 718-726

  Weinberg, Clarice R ^a   Umbach, David M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Case control design; Efficiency; Group testing; Pooling

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CASE-CONTROL; CASE-CONTROL DESIGN; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CONTROL DESIGN; COVARIATES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GROUP TESTING; POOLING; STATISTICAL POWER;

EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0032887131     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.1999.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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