Model of hidden heterogeneity in longitudinal data

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Yashin, Anatoli I ^a   Arbeev, Konstantin G ^a   Akushevich, Igor ^a   Kulminski, Alexander ^a   Akushevich, Lucy ^a   Ukraintseva, Svetlana V ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Framingham Heart Study; Heterogeneity; Longevity; Longitudinal studies; Quadratic hazard model; Unobserved covariates; Variability

Indexed keywords

AGING; HETEROGENEITY; LONGEVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORTALITY; POPULATION MODELING;

AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049093334     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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