A multi-state model for the analysis of changes in cognitive scores over a fixed time interval

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-256

  Mitnitski, Arnold B ^a,b   Fallah, Nader ^a   Dean, Charmaine B ^c   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; cognitive function; dementia; longitudinal data; mortality; multi state model; transition probabilities; truncated Poisson distribution

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; AGED; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGING; CANADA; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84901056447     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: 14770334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280211406470     Document Type: Article

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