Marginal models for censored longitudinal cost data: Appropriate working variance matrices in inverse-probability-weighted GEEs can improve precision

International Journal of Biostatistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pullenayegum, Eleanor M ^a   Willan, Andrew R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

censoring; inverse probability weighting; longitudinal data; marginal mean model

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 79952331323     PISSN: 15574679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1557-4679.1170     Document Type: Article

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