Analysis of continuous covariables in epidemiological studies: Dose-response modelling and confounder adjustment

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 683-700

  Becher, Heiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control study; Cohort study; Confounding; Dose response analysis; Mortality rate analysis

Indexed keywords

CASE-CONTROL STUDY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDER; CONFOUNDING; COVARIABLES; DOSE-RESPONSE ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; MORTALITY RATE; MORTALITY RATE ANALYSE; RATE ANALYSIS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036041540     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4036(200209)44:6<683::AID-BIMJ683>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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