Some statistical issues in psychiatric epidemiology research
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Some statistical issues in psychiatric epidemiology research.
Like many other fields, psychiatric researchers rely heavily on the utilization of conventional epidemiologic designs and principles to pursue their scientific objectives. However, some of the issues, which to a large extent are specific to psychiatric disorders, have demanded that new designs and hence new statistical methods be developed to meet the challenges. These issues include, among oth...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1121-189X,2038-1816
DOI: 10.1017/s1121189x00004978