5 Linear and Non-Linear Regression Methods in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Handbook of Statistics

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 148-186

  Vittinghoff, Eric ^a   McCulloch, Charles E ^a   Glidden, David V ^a   Shiboski, Stephen C ^a  

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EID: 67649366399     PISSN: 01697161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7161(07)27005-1     Document Type: Review

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