Selection bias found in interpreting analyses with missing data for the prehospital index for trauma

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-153

  Joseph, Lawrence ^a,b   Bélisle, Patrick ^a   Tamim, Hala ^c   Sampalis, John S ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Missing data; Multiple Imputation; Polytomous regression; Prehospital Index; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; SELECTION BIAS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2442688989     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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