Methods for estimating adjusted risk ratios

Stata Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-196

  Cummings, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Odds ratio; Risk ratio; StO162

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949111978     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x0900900201     Document Type: Article

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