Application of beta regression to analyze ischemic stroke volume in NINDS rt-PA clinical trials

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Swearingen, Christopher J ^a   Tilley, Barbara C ^b   Adams, Robert J ^c   Rumboldt, Zoran ^c   Nicholas, Joyce S ^d   Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar ^e   Woolson, Robert F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta regression; Clinical trial; NINDS; rt PA; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STROKE; STROKE VOLUME; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052305940     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330375     Document Type: Article

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