Multiple imputation technique applied to appropriateness ratings in cataract surgery

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 829-837

  Choi, Yoon Jung ^a   Nam, Chung Mo ^b   Kwak, Min Jung ^c  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c PyeongTaek University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cataract; Missing data; Multiple imputation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 9144267817     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.5.829     Document Type: Article

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