Median regression models for longitudinal data with dropouts

Biometrics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 618-625

  Yi, Grace Y ^a   He, Wenqing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Logistic regression models; Longitudinal data; Median regression model; Missing data; Weighted estimating equations

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTIONS; EFFICIENT ESTIMATOR; ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING; LONGITUDINAL DATA; MEDIAN REGRESSION MODEL; MISSING DATA; REGRESSION MODELLING; REGRESSION PARAMETERS; WEIGHTED ESTIMATING EQUATION;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EQUATION; LOGISTICS; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 66949135039     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01105.x     Document Type: Article

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