Impact of analytic conventions on outcome measures in two longitudinal studies of dental caries
Caries increment is the primary outcome measure used in most longitudinal studies of caries. Its computation requires the adoption of specific analytic conventions for handling examiner misclassification (‘‘reversals’’), teeth lost due...
| Main Author: | SKEET, Muriel |
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| Format: | Koleksi Audio Visual |
| Language: | Bahasa Inggris |
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Blackwell Synergy
2000
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| Online Access: |
http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=93013 |
| Summary: |
Caries increment is the primary outcome measure used in most longitudinal
studies of caries. Its computation requires the adoption of specific analytic
conventions for handling examiner misclassification (‘‘reversals’’), teeth lost due
to caries, and multiple events such as caries initiation and progression. However,
little is known about the impact of these analytic conventions on cumulative
incidence and incidence density – two additional outcome measures used in longitudinal
studies. |
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