Bayesian latent variable models for mixed discrete outcomes
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Bayesian latent variable models for mixed discrete outcomes.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biostatistics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1465-4644,1468-4357
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxh025