Estimation and prediction system for multi-state disease process: Application to analysis of organized screening regime

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 867-881

  Chang, Chi Ming ^a   Lin, Wen Chou ^a   Kuo, Hsu Sung ^a   Yen, Ming Fang ^b   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer aided system; Markov process; Maximum likelihood estimation; SAS system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TAIWAN;

EID: 36249032561     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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