Multiple imputation procedures allow the rescue of missing data: An application to determine serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF) concentration values during the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients with anti-TNF therapy

Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-12

  Schiattino, Irene ^a   Villegas, Rodrigo ^a   Cruzat, Andrea ^a   Cuenca, Jimena ^a   Salazar, Lorena ^a   Aravena, Octavio ^a   Pesce, Bárbara ^a   Catalán, Diego ^a   Llanos, Carolina ^a,b   Cuchacovich, Miguel ^b   Aguillón, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Mixed model; Multiple imputation; TNF polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 21044455230     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602005000100002     Document Type: Article

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