Relative risk regression: Reliable and flexible methods for log-binomial models

Biostatistics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-192

  Marschner, Ian C ^a,b   Gillett, Alexandra C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binomial regression; EM algorithm; Generalized linear models; Isotonic regression; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BIOSTATISTICS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 83755163650     PISSN: 14654644     EISSN: 14684357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxr030     Document Type: Article

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