Hierarchical models for combining ecological and case-control data

Biometrics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-136

  Haneuse, Sebastien J P A ^a   Wakefield, Jonathan C ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxiliary variables; Biased sampling schemes; Ecological fallacy; Hierarchical models

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

AUXILIARY VARIABLES; BIASED SAMPLING; BIASED SAMPLING SCHEME; CASE-CONTROL; CONTROL DATA; ECOLOGICAL FALLACY; ECOLOGICAL STUDIES; HIERARCHICAL MODEL; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; SAMPLING SCHEMES;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INFANT MORTALITY; MODELING;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; INFANT MORTALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247178499     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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