Point and interval estimation of partial attributable risks from case-control data using the R-package 'pARccs'

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-95

  Ramsch C ^a   Pfahlberg, A B ^a   Gefeller, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attributable fraction; Bootstrap; Case control study; Confidence interval; Epidemiologic methods; Sequential attributable risk

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTABLE FRACTION; BOOTSTRAP; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; SEQUENTIAL ATTRIBUTABLE RISK;

APPLICATIONS; CONCURRENCY CONTROL; ESTIMATION; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISKS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 60049090583     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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