Regression dilution methods for meta-analysis: Assessing long-term variability in plasma fibrinogen among 27 247 adults in 15 prospective studies

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1570-1578

  Wood, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correction methods; Long term variability; Measurement error; Meta analysis; Plasma fibrinogen; Regression dilution bias

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

DILUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; META-ANALYSIS; PLASMA; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COVARIANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION DILUTION RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846588889     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl233     Document Type: Article

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