Model checking with residuals for g-estimation of optimal dynamic treatment regimes

International Journal of Biostatistics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Rich, Benjamin ^a   Moodie, Erica E M ^a   Stephens, David A ^a   Platt, Robert W ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic treatment regimes; G estimation; Model checking; Optimal dynamic regimes; Residuals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLIP MODEL; BREAST FEEDING; EXPECTED COUNTERFACTUAL MODEL; PROPENSITY MODEL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST FEEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950530307     PISSN: 15574679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1557-4679.1210     Document Type: Article

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