Application of an adjusted χ2 statistic to site-specific data in observational dental studies

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-82

  Ahn, Chul ^a   Jung, Sin Ho ^b   Donner, Allan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjusted 2 statistic; Correlated data; Observational study

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX RATIO; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENTAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT CARIES; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0036358558     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2002.290112.x     Document Type: Article

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