Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 416-422 , June 2009

Bayesian Modeling of Follow-up Studies with Missing Data

Received 17 September 2008 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00043-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.01.012

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 416-422 , June 2009

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