A simple approach for fitting linear relative rate models in SAS

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1333-1338

  Richardson, David B ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; Dose response function; Epidemiologic methods; Linear trend; Models, statistical; Poisson regression; Software

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MODELING; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOFTWARE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEXTILE WORKER;

ALGORITHMS; ASBESTOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SOFTWARE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149099770     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn278     Document Type: Article

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