A structural equation modelling approach to the analysis of change

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Tu, Yu Kang ^a   Baelum, Vibeke ^b,c   Gilthorpe, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ANCOVA; Lord's paradox; Regression to the mean; T test

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 46749103307     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00549.x     Document Type: Review

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