Regression analysis of overdispersed correlated count data with subject specific covariates

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 2557-2575

  Solis Trapala, I L ^a   Farewell, Vern T ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalized estimating equations; Marginal model; Multivariate negative binomial model; Overdispersed correlated count data; Subject specific covariates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 23244443914     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.2121     Document Type: Article

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