Analysis of overdispersed count data: Application to the Human Papillomavirus Infection in Men (HIM) Study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1087-1094

  Lee, J H ^a,b   Han, G ^a   Fulp, W J ^a   Giuliano, A R ^a,b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excessive zero count data; HPV infection; incidence rate; overdispersion; zero inflated model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CIRCUMCISION; COVARIANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODEL; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; POISSON MODEL; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; ZERO INFLATED NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MDEL; ZERO INFLATED POISSON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861068518     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881100166X     Document Type: Article

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