Sample size requirements for epidemiologic studies are usually determined on the basis of the desired level of statistical power. Suppose, however, that one is planning a study in which the participants' true exposure levels are unobservable. Instead, the analysis will be based on an imprecise surro
Measuring exposure for the epidemiologic study of acute effects
โ Scribed by David H. Wegman; Ellen A. Eisen; Susan R. Woskie; Xiaohan Hu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 793 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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