Estimating heterogeneity in random effects models for longitudinal data

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-345

  Lemenuel Diot, A ^a,b   Mallet, A ^a   Laveille, C ^b   Bruno, R ^c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaussian quadrature; Mixed effects models; Mixture models; Pharmacokinetic data

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ESTIMATING PARAMETERS; GAUSSIAN QUADRATURES; LONGITUDINAL DATA; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MIXED EFFECTS MODELS; MIXTURE MODELING; NONLINEAR MIXED EFFECTS; PHARMACOKINETIC DATA; RANDOM EFFECTS; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL;

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 22144456759     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200410111     Document Type: Article

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