Modeling neighborhood effects: The futility of comparing mixed and marginal approaches

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-478

  Subramanian, S V ^a   O'Malley, A James ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; MARGINAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIXED MODEL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953943351     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181d74a71     Document Type: Note

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