Comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches in modelling risk of preterm birth near the Sydney Tar Ponds, Nova Scotia, Canada

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ismaila, Afisi S ^a   Canty, Angelo ^a   Thabane, Lehana ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WIDOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NOVA SCOTIA; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36248953171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-7-39     Document Type: Article

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