Multiple imputation for estimating the risk of developing dementia and its impact on survival

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 616-627

  Yu, Binbing ^a   Saczynski, Jane S ^b   Launer, Lenore ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Competing risk; Dementia; Illness death model; Interval censoring; Multiple imputation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; MARKOV PROCESSES; RISK PERCEPTION;

ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; COMPETING RISKS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ILLNESS-DEATH MODEL; INTERVAL CENSORING; MODELLING DISEASE; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUCCESSFUL AGING;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 77958573104     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200900266     Document Type: Article

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