Covariate imbalance and adjustment for logistic regression analysis of clinical trial data

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1383-1402

  Ciolino, Jody D ^a   Martin, Renée H ^b   Zhao, Wenle ^b   Jauch, Edward C ^c   Hill, Michael D ^d   Palesch, Yuko Y ^b  

^a EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Covariate; Imbalance; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COVARIANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ODDS RATIO; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886993170     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: 15205711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543406.2013.834912     Document Type: Article

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