The need for validation of statistical methods for estimating respiratory virus-attributable hospitalization

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 925-936

  Gilca, Rodica ^a,b,e   De Serres, Gaston ^a,b   Skowronski, Danuta ^c   Boivin, Guy ^a   Buckeridge, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Direction Risques Biologiques Environnementaux et Occupationnels   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Institut National de SantéPublique du   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Database; Hospitalization; Influenza, human; Models, statistical; Prospective studies; Respiratory syncytial viruses

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFLUENZA; MODEL VALIDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 70349481067     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp195     Document Type: Article

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