Analysis of lognormally distributed exposure data with repeated measures and values below the limit of detection using SAS

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-112

  Jin, Yan ^a   Hein, Misty J ^a   Deddens, James A ^a,b   Hines, Cynthia J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

censoring; exposure determinants; limit of detection; LOD; NLMIXED; occupational exposure; repeated measures; SAS

Indexed keywords

CENSORING; EXPOSURE DETERMINANTS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOD; NLMIXED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPEATED MEASURES; SAS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 78751530723     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq061     Document Type: Article

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