Dynamic treatment regimes for managing chronic health conditions: A statistical perspective

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-45

  Chakraborty, Bibhas ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 78650878764     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.198937     Document Type: Article

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