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Comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches in modelling risk of preterm birth near the Sydney Tar Ponds, Nova Scotia, Canada

BACKGROUND: This study compares the Bayesian and frequentist (non-Bayesian) approaches in the modelling of the association between the risk of preterm birth and maternal proximity to hazardous waste and pollution from the Sydney Tar Pond site in Nova Scotia, Canada. METHODS: The data includes 1604 o...

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Autores principales: Ismaila, Afisi S, Canty, Angelo, Thabane, Lehana
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17845717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-7-39