Using the random forest method to detect a response shift in the quality of life of multiple sclerosis patients: A cohort study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Boucekine, Mohamed ^a   Loundou, Anderson ^a   Baumstarck, Karine ^a   Minaya Flores, Patricia ^a   Pelletier, Jean ^b   Ghattas, Badih ^a   Auquier, Pascal ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Multiple sclerosis; MusiQoL; Quality of life; Random forest; Response shift; SF 36; Variable importance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873714860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-20     Document Type: Article

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