Identifying subgroups of patients using latent class analysis: should we use a single-stage or a two-stage approach? A methodological study using a cohort of patients with low back pain

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity in patients with low back pain (LBP) is well recognised and different approaches to subgrouping have been proposed. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is a statistical technique that is increasingly being used to identify subgroups based on patient characteristics. However, as LBP...

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Autores principales: Nielsen, Anne Molgaard, Kent, Peter, Hestbaek, Lise, Vach, Werner, Kongsted, Alice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Technical Advance
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1411-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1411-x

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