On robust and efficient designs for risk estimation in epidemiological studies

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-331

  Dette, Holger ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attributable risk; Efficient design; Odds ratio; Optimal design; Relative risk; Two by two table

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043090704     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2004.03_037.x     Document Type: Article

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