An application of longitudinal analysis with skewed outcomes

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-307

  Azuero, Andres ^a   Pisu, Maria ^b   McNees, Patrick ^a   Burkhardt, Jeffrey ^a   Benz, Rachel ^a   Meneses, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

biostatistics; cancer survivors; clinical research design; linear mixed models; longitudinal studies; out of pocket expenses

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREAST NEOPLASMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSING RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77954235300     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181e507f1     Document Type: Article

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