Hierarchical models in generalized synthesis of evidence: An example based on studies of breast cancer screening

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 3359-3376

  Prevost, Teresa C ^a   Abrams, Keith R ^a   Jones, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; BAYES THEOREM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0034736553     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0258(20001230)19:24<3359::AID-SIM710>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Conference Paper

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