Analysis of case-crossover designs using longitudinal approaches: A simulation study

Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-246

  Figueiras, Adolfo ^a,c   Carracedo Martínez, Eduardo ^a   Saez, Marc ^b   Taracido, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SPAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEASONS;

EID: 14644434342     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000152915.58564.d3     Document Type: Article

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