Standardised regression coefficient as an effect size index in summarising findings in epidemiological studies

Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Nieminen, Pentti ^a   Lehtiniemi, Heli ^a   Vähäkangas, Kirsi ^b   Huusko, Antti ^a   Rautio, Arja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Meta analysis; Research synthesis; Standardised regression coefficient; Statistical reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891529363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22820930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2427/8854     Document Type: Article

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