Should adjustment for covariates be used in prevalence estimations?

Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Li, Wenjun ^a   Stanek III, Edward J ^b   Bertone Johnson, Elizabeth R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40149101707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17425573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-5573-5-2     Document Type: Article

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