Incidence rate estimation, periodic testing and the limitations of the mid-point imputation approach

BACKGROUND: It is common to use the mid-point between the latest-negative and earliest-positive test dates as the date of the infection event. However, the accuracy of the mid-point method has yet to be systematically quantified for incidence studies once participants start to miss their scheduled t...

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Autores principales: Vandormael, Alain, Dobra, Adrian, Bärnighausen, Till, de Oliveira, Tulio, Tanser, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Methods
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5837439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29024978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx134

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5837439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29024978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx134

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