Using multiple imputation to deal with missing data and attrition in longitudinal studies with repeated measures of patient-reported outcomes

Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 91-106

  Biering, Karin ^a   Hjollund, Niels Henrik ^b,c   Frydenberg, Morten ^d  

^a Regional Hospital West Jutland University Research Clinic   (Denmark)

^b REGIONAL HOSPITAL WEST JUTLAND   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Nonparticipants; Nonrespondents; PCI; SF 12

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE IMPUTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 12; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS;

EID: 84921762007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S72247     Document Type: Article

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