Issues in multiple imputation of missing data for large general practice clinical databases

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 618-626

  Marston, Louise ^a   Carpenter, James R ^b   Walters, Kate R ^a   Morris, Richard W ^a   Nazareth, Irwin ^a,c   Petersen, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical databases; Missing data; Multiple imputation; Primary care databases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT NETWK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953522089     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1934     Document Type: Article

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