Two-sample density-based empirical likelihood tests for incomplete data in application to a pneumonia study

Two-sample nonparametric likelihood infe

Two-sample nonparametric likelihood inference based on incomplete data with an application to a pneumonia study

✍ Albert Vexler; Jihnhee Yu; Lili Tian; Shuling Liu 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 242 KB

## Abstract The clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are important diagnostic variables of pneumonia for forcefully ventilated patients who are susceptible to nosocomial infection. Because of its invasive nature, BAL is performed for patients only if the CPIS i