An S-Plus function to calculate relative risks and adjusted means for regression models using natural splines

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-62

  Cao, Jiguo ^a   Valois, Marie France ^b   Goldberg, Mark S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biometrics; Exposure response functions; Generalized linear models; Natural cubic splines; Regression

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRICS; EXPOSURE-RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS; NATURAL CUBIC SPLINES;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VECTORS;

FUNCTION EVALUATION;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 33748762994     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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