Bayesian data analysis in observational comparative effectiveness research: Rationale and examples

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 563-571

  Olson, William H ^a   Crivera, Concetta ^a   Ma, Yi Wen ^a   Panish, Jessica ^b   Mao, Lian ^a   Lynch, Scott M ^c  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b ETHICON INC   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive study; Bayesian data analysis; comparative effectiveness research; observational study; patient centered outcomes research; prior information

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84887236308     PISSN: 20426305     EISSN: 20426313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/cer.13.73     Document Type: Review

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