Clinical trials: Odds ratios and multiple regression models - Why and how to assess them

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-52

  Sobh, Mohamad ^a   Cleophas, Ton J ^a,b   Hadj Chaib, Amel ^a   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^a  

^a European College of Pharmaceutical Medicine   (France)

^b ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Efficacy analysis; Logarithmic transformations; Logistic regression; Normal distribution; Odds; Odds ratios; P values; Precision; Quadratic approximation; Randomized controlled trials; Regression analysis; Relative risks; Risks

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 38549144392     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3180ed80bf     Document Type: Article

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