Regression calibration for classical exposure measurement error in environmental epidemiology studies using multiple local surrogate exposures

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-352

  Bateson, Thomas F ^a   Wright, J Michael ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

bias (epidemiology); environmental exposure; epidemiologic methods; measurement error; misclassification; regression analysis; surrogate marker; water pollution

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURROGATE METHOD; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MEASUREMENT ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 77955168116     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq123     Document Type: Article

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