Classification and Regression Tree Analysis in Public Health: Methodological Review and Comparison with Logistic Regression

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-181

  Lemon, Stephenie C ^a,b   Roy, Jason ^a   Clark, Melissa A ^a   Friedmann, Peter D ^a   Rakowski, William ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; DECISION THEORY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; POPULATION RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0348220947     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2603_02     Document Type: Review

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