Some notes on parametric link functions in clinical research

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-144

  Baldi, Ileana ^a   Maule, Milena ^a   Bigi, Riccardo ^b   Cortigiani, Lauro ^c   Bo, Simona ^d   Gregori, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOMETRY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68349116023     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280208088624     Document Type: Article

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