Risk factor adjustment in marginal structural model estimation of optimal treatment regimes

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 774-788

  Moodie, Erica E M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment for covariates; Inverse probability weighting; Marginal structural models; Optimal dynamic treatment regimes; Precision

Indexed keywords

RISK PERCEPTION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ADJUSTMENT FOR COVARIATE; COVARIATES; DYNAMIC TREATMENTS; INVERSE PROBABILITY WEIGHTING; MARGINAL STRUCTURAL MODEL; OPTIMAL DYNAMIC TREATMENT REGIME; OPTIMAL DYNAMICS; PRECISION; PROBABILITY WEIGHTING; STRUCTURAL MODELING;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73949130458     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200800182     Document Type: Article

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